TAKING OFF
Simone Biles’ partner taking red-eye flight to Olympics from Bears camp after bringing up Paris trip at contract talks
Biles has already made Olympic history in France
NFL star Jonathan Owens is making a mad dash across the pond to watch Simone Biles in Paris.
The Chicago Bears safety, 29, was the first guest ever on NFL Network's revamped show Good Morning Football.
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He joined GMFB from Bears training camp to discuss his travel plans.
Owens, who bought Biles a $46,000 gift before the Games, is being excused from practice to see his wife compete.
"I'm gonna practice today, my flight is later this evening so I'll end up getting there about 9 am Paris time," he told GMFB's Jamie Erdahl.
"She competes that evening so I'll try get acclimated, maybe sneak and see her and make sure her mind's right and everything.
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"I'm very excited to be there so can't wait."
Former NFL star Akbar Gbajabiamila has joined GMFB as a co-host and joked that when he was playing "only death" could get you out of camp before asking Owens what his secret was.
"Basically, man, you just have to come at it super respectful," replied Owens, who joined the Bears earlier this year.
"The Bears they understood that it was an Olympic year.
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"So once I signed and everything, that was the first question we asked was like, 'The Olympics is coming up, we would appreciate it if you let him go and support his wife.'"
"I originally gave them two dates, I wanted to either go for the team final which is the 30th, or the all-around final on August 2nd.
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"They ended up telling me both dates were fine.
"It's a super first-class organization and I'm so thankful they let me go."
Biles showed why she's one of the stars of the Paris Olympics with a stunning performance on Sunday.
The US gymnast, 27, shrugged off her Tokyo disappointment three years ago to put on a flawless showing despite carrying an injury.
She was the class of the field in women's qualifying, helping Team USA to qualify for the team final.
Meet the revamped Good Morning Football cast
SHERREE BURRUSS
Ex-CBS Sports sideline reporter and anchor who covered college basketball and college football and the NFL.
AKBAR GBAJABIAMILA
Former NFL linebacker who has served as a fantasy expert and analyst on NFL Fantasy Live.
KYLE BRANDT
Part of the original GMFB cast, joined NFL Network in 2016 after serving as a producer and writer for The Jim Rome Show for nine years.
PETER SCHRAGER
NFL sideline reporter and writer for Fox Sports, who launched GMFB together with Brandt in 2016.
JAMIE ERDAHL
Joined the GMFB cast in 2022 after an eight-year stint as an NFL sideline reporter and lead SEC reporter at CBS Sports.
Biles put on an electric performance in front of celebrities such as Tom Cruise, Snoop Dogg and Ariana Grande.
The 27-year-old landed the Biles II vault, the Yurchenko double pike, and managed a score of 15.800.
She became the first woman to land the vault in Olympic competition.
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Biles did all that on Sunday despite struggling with a calf injury.
She was seen with a slight limp on television cameras.
GMFB's new dawn
Good Morning Football's relaunch and return on July 29 was confirmed by NFL Network to coincide with training camp.
The morning show went off air in March ahead of a major shake-up and move to Los Angeles.
Jamie Erdahl made the cross-country switch from New York to continue fronting the show.
Her former partners Kyle Brandt and Peter Schrager will join her, but they will split their time between New York and Los Angeles.
Sherree Burruss and Akbar Gbajabiamila were confirmed as new additions to the revamped show.