Bears to allow Jonathan Owens time off camp to see Simone Biles in Olympics

Training camp is still a few weeks away for the Chicago Bears, but we already know one of their players will be away for a short time for a very important reason.

Safety Jonathan Owens will reportedly miss a few practices in order to see his wife and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, who is set to lead the United States gymnastics team in Paris later this month. The source? Biles herself.

“The Bears are actually granting him a couple days off from training camp, so he’ll be there, yes,” she told Nancy Armour of USA Today over the weekend. “For just a short little time.”

Owens has been present at Biles’ competitions throughout the pre-Olympics process, including at the Olympic Trials and U.S. Championships, where Biles reigned supreme above the competition.

Biles and the women’s gymnastics team will kick things off with qualifications on July 28. Other notable events include women’s team finals (July 30), women’s all-around final (August 1) and individual apparatus finals (Aug. 3-5).

Meanwhile, the Bears report to training camp on July 19, where their first public practice is slated for July 26.