Jonathan Owens’ coach says he can miss football practice to see wife Simon Biles at Paris 2024 Olympics

Jonathan Owens’ coach for the Chicago Bears has revealed that he can skip practice to see his wife, Simone Biles, at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Matt Eberflus, the head coach for Illinois-based NFL team, showed his support for the USA gymnast during a press conference on June 22. While Owens is in the midst of training camp, his coach is giving him permission to miss seven practices, so he can go see Biles competed in the Olympic Games in France, as reported by ESPN.

“Just because we respect the Olympics,” Eberflus said. “That is a big deal. And he’s just supporting the one he loves the most. And I think that’s so cool that he gets to do that.”

Eberflus continued to applaud Owens’ decision to go and support the gymnastics team, adding: “We welcome that and it’s going to be awesome. Go USA.”

The coach’s comments came on Owens’ 29th birthday, which Biles celebrated with a tribute on Instagram. In the caption of the post, which included snaps of the couple’s sweet photoshoot, the gymnast expressed how grateful she was for her husband.

“Happy happy birthday to my husband, best friend, confidant and party goer,” she wrote. “Thanks for being the calm to my storm! I love you with all my heart and I can’t wait to see what this year brings!”

While she acknowledged that they weren’t together on his birthday, she seemingly hinted that he’d be making his way to Paris to see her.

“Let’s do it big baby,” she added. “Wish I was there to celebrate you, but I’ll see you soon!!!”

At the age of 27, Biles will be competing in her third Olympic game, after previously competing in both the 2016 Rio games and the 2020 games in Tokyo. Her return to the team comes after she needed to withdraw from most of the 2020 competitions due to a case of the “twisties,” which is a temporary loss of air awareness while performing twisting elements.