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Simone Biles is the one of the most decorated gymnast of our time with a total of 32 medals, World Championships and Olympics combined. And with that much fame comes a lot of money. Adding to that, she is currently engaged to NFL star Jonathan Owens!

We know NFL players earn big with the mainstream popularity in America enjoyed by the sport. So between the gymnastics legend and the Houston Texans safety, who earns more money from their sport?

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Simone Biles: earnings from her medals

Simone Biles?enjoys worldwide fame as a gymnastics legend. This has landed her many sponsorship deals with big brands like Nike, and they make up the majority of her wealth. It is?estimated?that Biles earned up to $20 million, leading up to the Tokyo Olympic Games from various brand deals.

But even if we don?t consider Biles? endorsement and partnership deals, just on the strength of her competition earnings, Biles is rich as hell. According to?CNBC, U.S. Olympians??earn $37,500 for each gold medal they win this year, $22,500 for each silver, and $15,000 for each bronze. In team sports, each team member splits the pot evenly.??

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These numbers come from 2018. CNBC claims the figures increased by around 50 percent from the Rio Olympic Games. The gymnastics G.O.A.T. brought back 5 medals from the 2016 Games, 4 gold and 1 bronze. This brings her total up to about $82,500 to $100,000 from her winning streak in Rio.

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According to?BBC Sport, the women’s all-around gymnastics champion earns a lot less in World Championships, just under $5,000. But with Biles? 25 medals, 19 of them gold, she has still earned some money from her world championship medals.

Jonathan Owens: Houston Texans safety

NFL players make a lot of money. There may not be an Olympic event for football players, but the popularity of the sport brings millions of dollars in revenue.?Jonathan Owens, who got engaged to Simone Biles earlier this year, plays for the Houston Texans.

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And while he is yet to reach the G.O.A.T. status in his sport that his fiance holds in gymnastics, he makes good money just from his sport, even if we exclude endorsements. According to brobible, the minimum salary of an NFL player easily crosses half a million.

In 2020, Jonathan Owens?signed a two-year contract with the Texans, valued at $1,390,000. His average annual salary sat around $695,000, but in 2021, he reportedly earned a base salary of $780,000. And for 2022, they expect the athlete to earn $895,000.

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Owens? net worth is about $5 million on the lower end, according to multiple publications, but some outlets report the football player could be worth up to around $50 million.

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