ESPN NFL analyst and “The Pivot” podcast host Ryan Clark defended Packers safety Jonathan Owens who recently got here under fire for his controversial comments on his relationship with famed US Olympian Simone Biles.
“Everyone seems to be now twisting and taking that after which making it something negative,” Clark said. “What people haven’t done is watch all the show. Watch him say that she wasn’t scared and once they finally went on a date, it was history.”
Earlier this week, Owens caught flack when he claimed he “didn’t know” who the 7-time Olympic medalist was once they first matched on the dating app Raya in 2020 when he appeared on Clark’s podcast.
Owens, who signed with the Packers in May, also said he felt he was the “catch” in the connection.
“I at all times say that the lads are the catch,” Owens told Clark on The Pivot Podcast.
Clark believes most critics are nitpicking what Owens needed to say on the podcast as an alternative of specializing in the 28-year-old’s passionate discussion.
“He was telling the story about how he met his wife Simone on our show,” Clark said. “And he or she was also there. He told the story with a lot love of their eyes and each time they checked out each other, you may tell how beautiful it was to them.”
“Hearken to him discuss their 2020 conversation while she was on the Olympics, as he encouraged her that she may very well be okay. And when she wasn’t — the time he took away along with her, even getting married during that point, and now Simone Biles is back to the Simone Biles we all know,” he added.
Clark had referred to when Biles went through her fateful struggles with the “Twisties,” which could cause someone to lose their sense of space and dimension as they’re within the air, during her Olympic run in Tokyo.
“As a substitute of being pleased for 2 people who find themselves excited to be together, two individuals who support each other wholeheartedly, we’ve now decided to choose apart one clip as an alternative of learning the entire story. So, the moral of the story is that this: If Simone Biles is pleased, why aren’t you?” Clark argued.
“…Simply because you are feeling like he must be worshiping the gymnast Simone Biles, doesn’t mean you could’t respect that he’s in love with the girl Simone Biles,” he says before the video ends.
Biles has seemingly responded to the continued outcry on Friday, posting a loving photo of the 2 from their wedding day
“🤞🏾💋 for all times,” she commented under the Packers player’s Instagram post, making it known she was “unbothered.”
Biles also shared a meme on her X account, captioning it, “Are y’all done yet?”
“Just know we locked in over here 🤞🏽,” Owens added with a series of photos showing the couple.
