Green Bay Packer safety Jonathan Owens recently revealed that he did not know who Simone Biles was before they met and started dating, despite her Olympic fame. Owens even joked that he was “the catch” in the relationship on the podcast ‘The Pivot.’
During the most recent episode of ‘The Pivot,’ Owens disclosed that the couple met on the dating app Raya. Raya is a private, membership-based dating community that has various requirements that one must meet to participate. Owen shared that Biles made the first move and initiated the conversation by reaching via message during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020.
“I never really paid attention to gymnastics, so it piqued my curiosity,” Owens said about Biles.
Owens shared that the two messaged back and forth and met shortly after and “the rest is history.”
When asked how it was possible that he did not know who Biles was, considering she is one of the most decorated Olympic athletes, Owen explained that he did not have NBC during the time the Olympics were occurring.
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“When she won the Olympics, I was in college and we didn’t have NBC. We didn’t have the Olympics channels and were in training camp,” Owens said.