The Chicago Bears have granted safety Jonathan Owens time off from training camp to watch his wife, Simone Biles, compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“The Bears are actually granting him a couple days off from training camp, so he’ll be there, yes,” Biles told the nation’s newspaper. “For just a short time.”
Biles, who made her third U.S. Olympic gymnastics squad over the weekend, will marry Owens in 2023. Although the couple has been dating since 2020, this will be Owens’ first opportunity to see Biles compete on the world’s largest platform. COVID laws prohibited spectators from attending the Tokyo Games in 2021.
Bears training camp begins on July 23, three days before the Olympic Opening Ceremony.
“Anytime we can show up for one another in support, we just get super excited because our schedules don’t align that much,” Biles told the audience. “So whenever it does, it’s really important for the both of us to show up in support.”
Owens, 28, signed with the Bears this offseason after spending one season with the Green Bay Packers.