Remember when Simone Biles wore a Green Bay Packers-themed Jonathon Owens jacket to a Chicago Bears preseason game this summer? The chef’s kiss. But alas, all good things must come to an end.
Owens, Biles’ husband and NFL safety, played for the Packers during the 2023-2024 season. This past offseason, he signed with the Bears, Green Bay’s oldest rival.
While we would have loved to see the most decorated gymnast in history, represents green and gold forever, personalized leather university Bear The jacket she wore in Sunday’s game against Green Bay was so sick.
Yes, it pains us to say it.
But hey, at least it didn’t seem like a lucky charm, with the Pack wins 20-19.
In August, Biles attended a Bears preseason game in enemy territory, aka Soldier Field, in a jacket filled with photos of her husband as a Packer, as well as a prominent Packers logo. There was a lot of emotion on social media about this, but given that the GOAT was just get out of his gold medal winning performances at the Paris Olympicsshe should have gotten an instant pass.
The jacket Biles wore Sunday at Chicago Stadium featured a color scheme of black, white and the Bears colors of navy blue and burnt orange. Her husband’s name and number were written on the back, like on a jersey. On the front, one side had a bear inside an outline of the state of Illinois, and the other had “Chi” in white academic letters outlined in orange with “city” in white cursive in below. One of his arms was surrounded by “Bear Down”.
Biles let the jacket be the main attraction, pairing it with an all-black ensemble, including patent leather knee-high boots, black leggings and a black mock-neck top. She completed the look with a high, voluminous ponytail, stylish sunglasses and silver jewelry, including a necklace with the letter “J” – it’s probably a safe bet that it represents the name of her husband.
In 2020, Biles and Owens met through the dating app Raya and hit it off. The two were married in spring 2023 with a civil ceremony at the Harris County Courthouse in Houston, then a destination wedding in Cabo, according to Vogue. The couple built their dream house together in Texas.
Last NFL season, Biles quickly became a fixture at the Packers game. From kisses on the sidelines has heartfeeling about social media postsshe put in a great overall performance while cheering on her favorite footballer.
Last summer, it was Owens’ turn to show his love for life to his teammate from the stands. The bears excused Owens for a few days of training camp so he can watch his wife do her thing on the biggest stage in the world.
This article originally appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Simone Biles wears custom leather varsity jacket at Packers-Bears game