Jonathan Owens, husband of Simone Biles, leaves Texans to sign with Packers

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A week after his wedding with Houston Olympic gymnast hero Simone Biles, Jonathan Owens...

Simone Biles, left, talks to her fiancé Houston Texans defensive back Jonathan Owens after practice during an NFL training camp Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in Houston., Jonathan Owens signed a contract with the Green Bay Packers on Friday.

Owens, who turns 28 this summer, is coming off the best season of his career. The safety started all 17 games for the Texans last season, recording 125 tackles, which ranked second on the team behind only fellow safety Jalen Pitre. He became expendable when theOwens' NFL story is one of persistence.

Owens spent the 2018 season on the Arizona Cardinals injured reserve, then was signed to the Texans' practice squad after the Cardinals let him go in 2019. Owens played one game in the regular season for the Texans in 2019. In 2020, the Texans cut Owens on the final day of roster cutdowns, but signed him to the practice squad the next day. He ended up playing six regular season games for the Texans that year.

Biles is considered one of the most dominant gymnasts of all-time and her combined 32 Olympic and World Championship medals ties her for the most in the sport's history. Biles was born in Ohio, but moved to the Houston suburb of Spring to live with her grandparents when she was 3.

 

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