Green Bay Packers safety Jonathan Owens and his wife, Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, recently made an appearance on “The Pivot” podcast, where the NFL player admitted he didn’t like her at first and said she chased him.
Owens, 28, also said he didn’t know Biles was as famous or good as she is and realized it when a group of shaking girls asked him to take their picture with the GOAT of gymnastics. They met on a celebrity dating app.
“So literally, had been on the app for a couple of days, man, and it’s like she pops up and I’m like, ‘Let me see who this is’ … I had never really paid attention to gymnastics, so it piqued my curiosity,” Owens said. “I go do my workout and I come back and I have some likes on my Instagram. …
“‘Man, this gotta be fake. I didn’t know who she was at the time. But like, the first thing that I saw was that she just had a bunch of followers. So in my mind I’m like, ‘OK, she’s got to be good.'”
Owens also said he was the “catch” and that she eventually made him feel better about committing to a woman in his third year in the league.
Simone Biles not shy about her approach
Biles, 26, gave her side of the story and was not shy about the way she approached him, saying it was love at first swipe.
“We matched. I was just the first to message. As soon as I clicked, ‘Ooh I like him.’ It matched. So he had already liked my profile. … I wasn’t scared,” said Biles. “I know what I like and I know what I want.”
The podcast’s hosts, former NFL stars Ryan Clark, Fred Taylor and Channing Crowder, called out Owens about not wanting Biles at first, but it’s all water under the bridge now.
Owens and Biles are married and she is often seen cheering on him during his NFL games, including a win against the Kansas City Chiefs.
