Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles isn’t shying away from the backlash she acquired on social media over the weekend after she appeared on the sidelines of the Chicago Bears’ preseason recreation sporting an outfit representing the group’s division rival.
Biles, 27, was at Soldier Area on Saturday supporting her husband, Bears security Jonathan Owens, after getting back from her broadly profitable journey on the 2024 Summer time Olympics in Paris.
Simone Biles married Chicago Bears security Jonathan Owens in April 2023. (Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Pictures)
However followers on social media ripped the American gymnast for carrying a jacket that depicted Owens throughout his time with the Inexperienced Bay Packers – the group’s NFC North rival.
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“Simone Biles ought to be stripped of all her medals after carrying Packers gear whereas cheering for the Bears,” one consumer wrote in a put up 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 heat up earlier than a preseason recreation towards the Cincinnati Bengals on Aug. 17, 2024, at Soldier Area in Chicago. (Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Pictures)
However Biles has seemingly blocked out the noise.
On Sunday, she posted a collection of images of herself carrying the jacket with a easy message: “Bear down,” a reference to the group’s motto.
SIMONE BILES CATCHES HEAT FOR WEARING JONATHAN OWENS-THEMED PACKERS JACKET TO BEARS’ PRESEASON GAME
Seemingly taking no subject with the jacket, Owens shared his spouse’s put up to his Instagram tales and commented on her put up with two hearts – one blue and one orange.
Whereas Bears’ followers won’t be over the style fake pas, Packers followers rejoiced on social media.
“Love that you still have a Packers Jacket on,” one consumer commented on Instagram. “We miss you in Wisconsin!”
Simone Biles walks to the sphere previous to the Bears’ preseason recreation towards the Cincinnati Bengals, at Soldier Area on Aug. 17, 2024, in Chicago. (Todd Rosenberg/Getty Pictures)
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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 wed in April 2023.
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