Owens signed with the Chicago Bears in March
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles caught heat before the start of the NFL season for showing up to husband Jonathan Owens’ preseason game with the Chicago Bears in an outfit sporting the safety's former team.
But on Thursday night, she silenced the critics.
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles poses with her husband, Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens, prior to the game against the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field in Chicago on Thursday. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
The decorated Olympian arrived at Soldier Field in Chicago before the Bears’ Week 17 matchup against the Seattle Seahawks wearing an outfit decorated entirely with photographs of her husband's face.
Owens reposted a photo of Biles to his Instagram Stories with the caption, "Ain’t she beautiful."
Fans received the outfit choice well this time around.
In August, before a preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the gymnast irked some by wearing a jacket depicting Owens when he played for the Green Bay Packers. Unbothered by the criticism, Biles later shared the photos on social media with the message, "Bear down."
Gymnast Simone Biles walks on the sidelines before the game between the Chicago Bears and the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field in Chicago on Thursday. (Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images)
SIMONE BILES CATCHES HEAT FOR WEARING JONATHAN OWENS-THEMED PACKERS JACKET TO BEARS' PRESEASON GAME
Owens signed a two-year contract with the Bears in March after spending one season with the Packers. He was excused from the start of training camp this summer to support his wife as she went on to make history at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Biles won four medals, including three gold, to bring her total Olympic medal count to 11 — the most by any American female gymnast.
Gymnast Simone Biles poses for a photo before the game between the Chicago Bears and the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field in Chicago on Thursday. (Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images)
Her amazing rebound in Paris, following her well-chronicled troubles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, earned her the runner-up spot for AP Female Athlete of the Year honors, just behind WNBA star Caitlin Clark.
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Paulina Dedaj is a Sports Reporter for Fox News Digital.
