Jonathan Owens

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Jonathan Owens
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Owens with the Houston Texans in 2022
No. 36 – Chicago Bears
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1995-07-22) July 22, 1995 (age 29)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Christian Brothers College (MO)
College: Missouri Western (2013–2017)
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 1, 2024
Total tackles:227
Sacks:2.0
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:2
Pass deflections:8
Interceptions:1
Defensive touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jonathan James Owens (born July 22, 1995) is an American professional football safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri Western, and signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He has also played for the Houston Texans and Green Bay Packers. He is married to American artistic gymnast Simone Biles.

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Early life

Owens played high school football at Christian Brothers College High School (CBC) under coach Scott Pingel after attending middle school at Loyola Academy of St. Louis. During his high school career, Owens won CBC Linebacker of the Year. [1]

College career

After his redshirt year during the 2013 season, Owens played defensive back for Missouri Western State University (MWSU). During his final season in 2017, Owens was MWSU Male Student-Athlete of the Year and earned second-team all-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) honors. Owens was on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll throughout the course of his college career. He majored in pre-physical therapy with the goal of becoming a doctor. [1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 10+3⁄4 in
(1.80 m)		210 lb
(95 kg)		30+7⁄8 in
(0.78 m)		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		4.43 s1.55 s2.56 s4.06 s7.00 s43.0 in
(1.09 m)		11 ft 0 in
(3.35 m)		18 reps
All values from Pro Day [2]

2018 - 2019: Arizona Cardinals

Owens signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent following the 2018 NFL draft. [3] During the last week of organized team activities before the 2018 season, Owens was waived due to an injury, and spent the entire season on injured reserve. [4]

On August 31, 2019, Owens was waived by the Cardinals. [5]

2019 - 2022: Houston Texans

On September 30, 2019, Owens was signed to the practice squad of the Houston Texans. [6] He was promoted to the active roster on November 21, 2019, but waived two days later and re-signed to the practice squad. [7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 13, 2020. [8]

On September 5, 2020, Owens was waived by the Texans and signed to the practice squad the next day. [9] [10] He was elevated to the active roster on October 10 and 17 for the team's weeks 5 and 6 games against the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. [11] [12] On December 12, 2020, Owens was signed to the active roster. [13]

On August 31, 2021, Owens was waived by the Texans and re-signed to the practice squad. [14] [15] He was promoted to the active roster on December 4. [16] On December 9, the Texans signed Owens to a two-year, $1.175 million deal that ran through the 2022 season. [17] On December 26, 2021, Owens had his first career interception and first fumble recovery in the Texans' upset win over the Los Angeles Chargers. [18] On January 3, 2022, Owens was placed on injured reserve after suffering a dislocated wrist in the team's week 16 loss against the San Francisco 49ers. [19]

2023: Green Bay Packers

On May 12, 2023, Owens signed with the Green Bay Packers. [20] On Thanksgiving Day against the Detroit Lions, Owens scored his first career touchdown on a 27-yard fumble recovery as the Packers won 29–22. [21]

2024: Chicago Bears

On March 13, 2024, Owens signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Bears. [22] In the season opener against the Tennessee Titans, Owens scored the Bears' first touchdown of the season on a returned blocked punt in a 24–17 victory. [23] [24]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckSftyPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFRYdsTD
2018 ARI 00did not play due to injury
2019 HOU 100000.000000.0000000
2020 HOU 600000.000000.0000000
2021 HOU 72181080.001177.0700160
2022 HOU 171712584411.004000.0000000
2023 GB 17118458261.003000.00011271
Career4830227152752.008177.07012331
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Postseason

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckSftyPDIntYdsAvgLngTDFFFR
2023 GB 227430.000000.00000
Career227430.000000.00000
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Personal life

Owens and gymnast Simone Biles announced their engagement on February 15, 2022. [25] They married on April 22, 2023. [26]

The couple went viral for an interview they did on The Pivot Podcast on December 19, 2023 [27] in which Owens made controversial comments about their relationship, such as stating he was "the catch" in their relationship, [28] and that he initially had not wanted to commit, exclaiming "I was fighting it! I was fighting it! I was fighting it!" [29] He said that had Biles not "shot her shot" and convinced him, he would most likely not be with her. [29] When asked "how in the hell did you pull Simone Biles," he said "really, how'd she pull me, man? That's the question." [29]

These comments resulted in widespread backlash online, [30] with commenters across all platforms saying things such as, “You should value your wife and not talk about her with such disdain, a man doesn’t need to diminish his wife to feel good or more important!” [31] and "the way this unknown man sat there and tried to humble his wife, Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history, Simone Biles. In the words of Adele, 'Divorce babes, divorce." [32]

After four days, Biles posed a tweet asking "are y'all done yet" which just resulted in even more negative comments regarding Jonathan Owens. [33] Months later, in April of 2024, on the Call Her Daddy podcast, regarding this controversy, Biles said, "I thought it was hilarious at first and then they hurt my feelings... One night, I broke down and I'm like, why are you guys talking about my husband like this? You don't know him, you don't know who he is." [34]

Owens was granted time off from Chicago Bears training camp to watch Biles compete in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [35]

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