Gymnastics
Simone Biles is getting unnecessarily ripped for wearing a Packers jacket to watch husband Jonathan Owens play for the Bears
United States gymnast Simone Biles, right, enters the field before the game between the Chicago Bears and the Cincinnati Bengals at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Bartel-
OK, I get it. I know the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers have a Midwest rivalry that’s decades old.
But you have to give Simone Biles a break here. She went to root on her husband, Jonathan Owens, at the Bears’ preseason game on Saturday, and she happened to wear a super-cool custom jacket with his image plastered all over it. We love when they support each other, right?
Except, the jacket was of Owens as a Packer. So there was all this silly backlash over it, as you’ll see.
This is dumb. First off, she was too busy winning Olympic medals to buy a custom Owens with the Bears coat. Second, dude has been a Bear for a minute. There aren’t enough photos of him in Chicago gear to make a new one.
I’m sure she’ll be rocking something more Bears-themed next time and we can move on.