Packers' Jonathan Owens is ready for new competition after honeymoon

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Jonathan Owens is showing he can tackle major life changes as adroitly as he brings down opposing ball carriers.

The 27-year-old safety had little time to celebrate his destination wedding to Olympic gold-medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles before beginning the next chapter of his NFL career with the Green Bay Packers.

Negotiations with the Packers had already started by the time Owens and Biles arrived in Mexico. Less than a week after they exchanged vows at Cabo San Lucas, they arrived in Green Bay, with Biles sharing the news of her husband’s signing to her 6.8 million Instagram followers.

Jonathan Owens #36 of the Houston Texans gets set against the Philadelphia Eagles at NRG Stadium on November 3, 2022 in Houston, Texas. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

"It was just like the perfect wedding gift, I guess you could say," said Owens, who turns 28 on July 22. "As soon as we got back from our short honeymoon, I came right here. Had to get to work."

Owens wanted to jump right into the Packers’ wide-open safety competition as he attempts to build on a breakthrough season. His long road to Green Bay has shown he knows how to make the most of an opportunity.

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He signed with the Arizona Cardinals five years ago as an undrafted free agent from Missouri Western but tore his anterior cruciate ligament that summer. Owens was on injured reserve the entire 2018 season and got cut the following year. Owens joined the Houston Texans in 2019 and played a total of 14 games the next three seasons.

His big chance came late in 2021 when a concussion sidelined Justin Reid for a December game with