Seasoned athlete Simone Biles and her husband, NFL player Jonathan Owens, are on the move once again as they head to Indiana ahead of the upcoming football season—when the safety will make his debut with the Indianapolis Colts
Days after Biles, 29, and Owens, 30, traveled to New York City to attend the wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, the couple jetted off once again, this time making their way to Naptown, accompanied on the trip by their beloved dogs.
Both the gymnast and the football pro shared Instagram Stories images of themselves with their dogs during their travels. Biles posted an image of one of her French bulldogs perched in her lap during the flight, while Owens shared a snap of their Doberman lying across his foot in a local hotel.
It’s unclear what the couple have planned for their trip. Owens is not due to start training camp with the Colts until July 29, with the team’s first preseason game scheduled for Aug. 13, when they will face off against the New England Patriots.
However, Biles got straight down to business upon her arrival in the city, revealing on her Instagram Stories that she’d enjoyed an “early morning” glam session with a local makeup artist, while posing for photos to show off the look.
It may be that the couple will spend some time looking for a property in the area. Though they are primarily based in Texas, where they reside in a stunning lakefront mansion just outside of Houston, they will likely choose to rent a dwelling in Indianapolis for the NFL season, as they did in Chicago, when Owens was playing for the Chicago Bears.
Biles spent much of the season traveling between Illinois and Texas, where work on their custom manse was still being carried out. That project was finally completed in November.
The couple would not end up moving into their dwelling until February, however, when they packed up and left their Chicago property after the Bears’ season came to an end.
However, Biles and Owens haven’t had much time to soak up their new surroundings, having embarked on multiple trips thus far this year. They include their visit to the Big Apple for Swift and Kelce’s nuptials, which were held at Madison Square Garden on July 3.
While phones were banned inside the venue, three-time Olympian Biles shared several images of herself and Owens before they made their way to the event, showcasing their glamorous matching looks for the occasion. The gymnast donned a dramatic dark-red gown, complete with a tulle train, while her husband sported a coordinating tuxedo jacket and a bow tie.
“The perfect love story, followed by the perfect nighTT,” Biles wrote in her caption—using two T’s in reference to the newlywed couple.
However, their attendance at what was arguably the celebrity wedding of the year sparked some controversy, when a commenter questioned why the couple had been invited.
“When has Simone Biles and Taylor Swift even spoken to each other?” the commenter wrote.
The gymnast quickly hit back at the criticism, hinting that any relationship she shares with Swift is not one that she has openly shared.
“Remember this, I only show y’all what I want y’all to know,” Biles wrote.
Before making a dash to Manhattan for the Swift and Kelce wedding, Biles had enjoyed a trip to Malaysia with a friend, having also jetted off for a vacation in Belize with her husband.
The Olympian shared several snippets from her trip on her Instagram account, before revealing on June 25 that she had flown back to her home state, where she dove into a very relaxing evening with her spouse, beginning with an evening swim and followed by a long soak in her enormous bathtub.
Biles has shared several sneak peeks inside the property since she and Owens moved in earlier this year, including a look inside their luxurious bedroom, which she revealed was decorated to look like a five-star hotel.
Posting a video of her remote-control drapes opening up one morning, the Olympian noted that she had asked her interior designer, Diamond Hadley, to create the ambiance that one might find at a top-rated resort.
“When we designed this bedroom, I told them I wanted it to feel like a hotel and it feels exactly like that,” Biles captioned the quick clip, which showed the curtains opening up to the couple’s beautiful outdoor patio overlooking their pool.
As for the more personal touches in their dwelling, Biles has begun adding nods to her impressive career inside her private office, which she revealed is now home to several framed accolades, including her Sports Illustrated cover from January 2025, when she was named as the magazine’s Sportsperson of the Year 2024.
Above that sits another Sports Illustrated cover, this time featuring Biles posing alongside her fellow Olympians Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky. They were hailed as “The Greatests: Stars of a Red Hot American Summer” after their stellar performances at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro.
A poster from the Gold Over America Tour—a program that Biles began in September 2021, following that year’s Olympics in Tokyo—completes the trio of framed achievements.
However, the couple’s time in the dwelling has already been plagued by a very difficult chapter, when Biles revealed in early June that she had “almost died” after suffering from an unspecified medical issue while she was home alone. Her husband was staying in Indiana at the time, training with his new NFL team.
Biles opened up about the mysterious health scare in a post on her Instagram Stories, where she posted an image of her wrist with several hospital bands on it.
“Almost dying wasn’t on my bingo card earlier this week,” she wrote. “This was one of, if not the scariest experience of my life. Especially since Jonathan was in Indy for practices.”
The three-time Olympian went on to explain that she had been “in bed resting,” adding that she will “explain sooner or later” the events that led up to her apparent hospitalization, before paying tribute to her “close circle,” who have supported her through this difficult time.
“[Shout out] to my close circle who reached out, checked in, visited and/or sent flowers,” she wrote. “Love ya’ll.”
But the athlete was forced to send a message of a very different kind to her fans and followers just a few days later, after coming under harsh criticism over her decision to take a vacation so soon after she suffered such a significant health problem.
After the gymnast shared several images of herself enjoying her vacation, mocking comments began to appear from users.
“Lmfao weren’t you just on death’s door?” one of them wrote.
“Almost died but look at these traveling selfies,” another wrote, before adding multiple cry-laugh emojis.
In a statement posted in response to the second comment, Biles defended her trip—while expressing her dismay that people would be so quick to judge her when they know so little about what she has been through.
“Ugh these comments make me sad,” she began. “A little over two weeks ago, I experienced a serious medical emergency that could have ended very differently, and this trip has been part of allowing myself to heal and appreciate being here.
“I hope you understand that life changing experiences can shift your perspective and that you’re able to extend a little more grace to others moving forward. Have a nice day!”
Others were also quick to defend the sports star, with one person hitting back at Biles’ critics on her behalf.
“What’s funny about almost dying then taking time for yourself and your husband? Maybe find some compassion, or something else to do besides throw shade,” the person wrote.
“Imagine looking this good after a life threatening emergency,” another person commented.
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