Simone Biles, the esteemed Olympic gold medallist and world-renowned gymnast, exemplifies unwavering support for her husband, Jonathan Owens, in a manner that echoes a trend among athlete spouses. Throughout the season, Biles, 26, has been a constant presence at Owens’ games, demonstrating unyielding support. Recently, at Lambeau Field, she sported a distinctive green coat while passionately backing her husband and the Green Bay Packers during their intense match against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Beyond the glitz of championships and accolades, Biles’ journey reveals a heartwarming saga that extends beyond her husband to touch the lives of those closest to him which won millions of hearts
Simone Biles’ display of sportsmanship
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More recently, Simone Biles expressed support on Instagram for Nico Collins who is Jonathan Owens a former teammate and friend of Sam Royy. Both Owens and Royy have connections with Nico Collins, who plays for the Houston Texans in the National Football League (NFL). In a breakout game against the Broncos, Houston Texans’ receiver Nico Collins shines with nine catches for 191 yards, setting career highs and highlighting his Pro Bowl-worthy season. As Pro Bowl voting is on Biles shared the post with the caption, “Go vote for my bestie girls man. Jonathan played with him in Texas. Love them!” This voting was for Nico.
The 2023 voting for the Pro Bowl was on which is an annual selection process in the National Football League (NFL) in which fans, peers/players, and coaches select top performers to play in a Pro Bowl game. The rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud came in second place with the most NFL player vote selections after Tua Tagovailoa who was finally voted the winner. But besides all this Simone Biles stood for his Husband’s former teammate which shows true sportsmanship. However, Simone is also among the highest paid atheletes.
Simone Biles’ scaling Olympian heights
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Sportico ranked Simone Biles as #9 among highest paid female athletes (she earned $8.5M) while Coco Guff earned $22.7M and this showed that she outwitted the former. Despite being declared the greatest Olympic gymnast ever, Biles’ achievements will continue to propel her net worth estimated at about 16 million dollars by Celebrity Net Worth. Her large following in social media have helped her work with some popular companies like GK Elite, Athleta, MasterClass, and Nulo among others, year after year.
Embracing Athleta in 2021, Biles praised the brand by saying, “I feel like they also support me, not just as an athlete, but just as an individual outside of the gym and the change that I want to create, which is so refreshing. She further added, “Now that I’m older and kind of in the world a little bit more, I see and I know and I learn and I grow from things, so to partner with Athleta, I think they stand for everything that I stand for.”
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