Simone Biles takes on 'side gig' as NFL photographer at Bears-49ers game

Autumn Hawkins

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Simone Biles can now add NFL photographer to her resume.

During the Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers game on Sunday, Dec. 28, the 11-time Olympic medalist was seen holding a camera on the sidelines as a credentialed photographer before the start of the game. Biles' husband, Jonathan Owens, is a safety on the Bears. 

While Biles was setting up her position on the field, she embraced 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey's wife, Olivia Culpo, and explained to her, "just a little side gig." 

Biles and Owens got married in 2022, and in 2023, the couple made headlines when the NFL star made the statement that, "I always say that the men are the catch" during his appearance on The Pivot Podcast.  Biles was quick to defend her husband and note that, "He never said I wasn't a catch. He said he was a catch. Because he is!" 

Social media went into an uproar about Owens' comments during her guest appearance on Call Her Daddy,  she continued to stick up for him.

"I thought it was hilarious what all these people were saying, 'Divorce him, divorce him'… I thought it was hilarious at first and then it hurt my feelings," she admitted. "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 and if anybody's met him, you know he's the sweetest guy, will do anything for anybody.' That really hurt that they were talking about my husband like that. For me, it's like, talk about me all you want, but don't come for my family, never."

Biles last competed in the 2024 Paris Olympics, and currently, she has not given a direct answer as to whether she will compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

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