Simone Biles Fans Are Furious That Jonathan Owens Said He's the 'Catch' in Their Relationship

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.During a recent joint appearance on podcast, the 28-year-old Green Bay Packers safety described himself as the “catch” in his relationship with the four-time —and he didn't seem to be kidding.When asked by co-host “how in the hell" he managed to “pull” the in history, Owens responded, “It's really how she pulled me, man.

That's the question.”Owens went on to explain that he “didn't know” who when she reached out to him on the Raya dating app back in 2020.

While this is not a revelation—Owens said the same thing to in June 2021—he expanded on their origin story, emphasizing how little he knew of her career. “When she won the Olympics, I was in college and we didn't have NBC, we didn't have Olympics channels,” he explained, noting that he realized “she's gotta be good” because she had "a bunch of followers” on Instagram.While the podcast hosts—and —seemed to find his cluelessness , another statement inspired even more ire.

In response to being asked if he felt he was the “catch” in the relationship, he said, “I always say that the men are the catch.” He went on to admit that he was initially “fighting” their connection because he wasn't ready to “commit.”“I'm like, 'It's kinda early.' But you know, it happens when you least expect it,” Owens said. "When we hung out, we just hit it off instantly.