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Olympics legend?Simone Biles has been a persistent symbol of women’s empowerment and mental health. From addressing the abuse in her gymnastics training institute to withdrawing from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to focus on mental health, she has proved her advocacy for social challenges with true actions. Celebrating other inspiring athletes’ achievments, the gymnastics?ace recently shared a pioneering accomplishment for the African-American women?s community.

Taking to her Instagram, the athlete shed light on iconic sports agent, Nicole Lynn, who cut the highest-paying deal in NFL history for the star quarterback, Jalen Hurts. The latter signed with the Philadelphia Eagles for a fortune, in a five-year extension contract.?

Simone Biles hails Nicole Lynn?s latest feat in the NFL domain

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The 26-year-old gymnast has never failed to voice the several issues women deal with on a regular basis, in all spheres of life. Similarly, she also highlights the incredible achievements of the community.?Her recent Instagram story featured a post by Diverse Representation?that shared Lynn?s triumph in the sports world. A brief message indicating her sentiment was expressed with two emojis,???????

The primary post shared the intriguing details of the endeavor.??The highest player contract in NFL history was negotiated by a black woman,??the post’s caption read. The 34-year-old professional assisted a whopping $255 million five-year extension for Hurts with the famed team, Philadelphia Eagles, making the 24-year-old athlete the highest-paid player of all time in NFL history.?

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That?s not it, Lynn is also the first African-American woman to represent any NFL draft pick. She works under the Klutch Sports Group and serves as the President of Football Operations. Thus, the caption of the post stated, ?Congratulations Nicole Lynn, Jalen Hurts, and Klutch Sports???By the same token, Biles once extended her support to NCAA star player Angel Reese amidst her ongoing controversy.?

Simone Biles’s unworded appreciation for Angel Reese?

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In a prior Twitter post, the 20-year-old LSU icon, Angel Reese, boldly shared,??I LOVE BEING A BLACK QUEEN”?This post surfaced after Reese was subject to intense criticism for clapping back at Iowa Hawkeyes’ Caitlin Clark during a match. Hence, she expressed her distress at a press conference, iterating the fans’ descriptions of her as?“classless”?Therefore, post the conference, Reese curated the unapologetic statement and let it shake up the internet.

The post piqued the seven-time Olympic medalist’s attention, and she re-shared it without any caption. This was an?insinuation of her support?for the young athlete. Her stance during the Black Lives Matter protests was similar, as she strongly addressed the prejudiced state of the community during those times.

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Biles is one of those athletes who utilize their influential prowess beyond their concerning fields. Sticking her hand out for people of her community has always been synonymous with the gymnastics legend, and the recent incident is no different.