Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles she’s not shying away from the backlash she received on social media over the weekend after she appeared on the sidelines of a Chicago Bears preseason game in an outfit representing the team’s division rival.
Biles, 27, was at Soldier Field on Saturday supporting her husband, Bear Safety Jonathan Owens, after returning from its highly successful trip at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
Simone Biles married Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens in April 2023. (Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
But fans on social media ripped the American gymnast for wearing a jacket depicting Owens during his time with the Green Bay Packers – the team’s NFC North rival.
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“Simone Biles should be stripped of all her medals after being worn Packer’s equipment while cheering for the Bears,” one user wrote in a post on X. “Yeah, yeah, I get it, her husband played for the Packers and it’s an Owens-themed jacket, but this is just wrong.”
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles watches the Bears warm up for a preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Aug. 17, 2024, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
But Biles seems to have blocked out the sound.
On Sunday, she posted a series of photos of herself wearing the jacket with a simple message: “Bear down,” a reference to the team’s motto.
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Seemingly unconcerned about the jacket, Owens shared his wife’s post to his Instagram stories, commenting on her post with two hearts — one blue and one orange.
While Bears fans may not be over the fashion faux pas, Packers fans are rejoicing on social media.
“Love that you’re still wearing a Packers Jacket,” one user commented on Instagram. “We miss you in Wisconsin!”
Simone Biles walks to the field before the Bears’ preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals, at Soldier Field on August 17, 2024 in Chicago. (Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images)
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Owens signed a two-year contract with the Bears in March after spending one season with the Packers. He and Biles married in April 2023.
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