Simone Biles gets Bears gear after facing backlash from Chicago fans for Packers jacket

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Simone Biles learned the rules of the Packers-Bears rivalry the hard way last month when she wore a Green Bay jacket to a Bears preseason game against the Bengals. Now she's making up for it. 

Biles only wore the Packers jacket because she was there to support her husband, new Bears safety Jonathan Owens, who played for Green Bay last season. The jacket was a custom design with photos of Owens playing for the Packers. But the hardcore Bears fans didn't care, and they didn't relent. The Olympic gymnast was bombarded with posts from angry Bears fans that she wore the gear of their rival in their home stadium while supporting a Bears player. 

The angry posts must have worked. On Friday, Biles said she had purchased more Bears gear in the aftermath of the controversy. 

"Yes, I have plenty [of Bears gear] now," she said while leaving the Global Summit on Women's Mental Health, according to TMZ Sports. "So, don't you worry, guys!"

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Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles watches the Chicago Bears warm up before a preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals Aug. 17, 2024, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Biles initially seemed to double down on the choice of a Packers jacket after the initial backlash. Just days after she was originally seen wearing it, Biles posted a photo on X of her wearing the jacket standing next to Owens with the caption "Bear Down." 

Owens then shared his wife’s post to his Instagram stories and commented on her post with two