Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens are their best cheerleaders! The Olympic gymnast and professional football player exchanged vows during a courthouse wedding in Houston, Texas, in April 2023. Two weeks later, the couple tied the knot, again, at their romantic wedding ceremony in Cabo, Mexico. For the first wedding, Simone and Jonathan displayed their good looks and incredible style in a gorgeous photo carousal of the big day on Jonathan’s Instagram. “My person, forever ❤️💍#TheOwens #itsofficial,” he wrote alongside the snaps, which included a look at Simone’s stunning first Galia Lahav gown.
As the supportive hubby that he is, Jonathan flew to Paris to cheer on Simone during the 2024 Olympics — and he even wore a T-shirt with her face on it, solidifying him as her biggest fan. To learn more about the NFL player, read on!
He started his career with the Arizona Cardinals in 2018
Unfortunately, Jonathan was injured before the 2018 season even began. It was his last week of offseason activities when Jonathan tore his ACL during a drill. “I’m just laying on the ground crying because I don’t even know how that works. I’m thinking, I came all the way here and got hurt,” he told News Press Now in July 2019. But the Cardinals didn’t give up on him.
“I’m laying in the training room, towel on my head, and this guy from the front office comes down, taps me on the shoulder and says, ‘We were noticing what you were doing out there.’ He told me, ‘I can guarantee you two things: We’re gonna take care of you for this season and you’re gonna come back stronger from this. It’s just gonna depend on the work you put in,'” Jonathan told the site. “I took that to heart.”
He joined the Houston Texans roster in December 2021
Jonathan was scooped up by the Houston Texans in September 2019, one month after being waived by the Cardinals. Originally signed as a member of their practice squad, Jonathan signed a reserve/future contract in January 2020. He was a member of the practice squad, after briefly being waived in August 2021, but he was brought on to the main roster in December, and he got his first interception the day after Christmas. As of May 2023, Jonathan is a free agent, after he was placed on injured reserve after dislocating his wrist during a game.
He played football for Missouri Western State University
Jonathan was a star on the Griffons. He was a second-team all-conference and all-academic player, who only missed one game during his entire college career. Jonathan had 95 tackles and two interceptions in his final season, according to the Houston Chronicle.
He and Simone started dating in summer 2020
Simone and boyfriend Stacey Ervin Jr. split after three years together in March 2020, she revealed in the August 2020 issue of Vogue. After overcoming the breakup, Simone moved on with Jonathan.
Jonathan and Simone got married in 2023
Nearly three years after debuting their romance online, the spouses tied the knot in 2023.