Bears safety Jonathan Owens reshares wife Simone Biles' post apologizing to Riley Gaines for comments made during trans athelete dispute 

Bears safety Jonathan Owens reshared his wife Simone Biles' apology post to Riley Gaines, clarifying her stance on transgender athletes. Last week, Biles and Gaines made the headlines after the Olympic gold medalist commented on the former American swimmer's comment related to a transgender athlete playing in a softball game.

Simone Biles was critical of Riley Gaines' post on X and shared a long message replying to her on June 7. However, on June 10, she clarified her statement on X, apologizing to Gaines.

Her husband, Jonathan Owens, reshared Biles's apology to Riley on his Instagram story.

Bears safety Jonathan Owens reacts to wife Simone Biles' apology to Riley Gaines /@jowens

Biles apologized to Riley for calling her a "sore loser." She wrote:

"I wanted to follow up from my last tweets. I’ve always believed competitive equity & inclusivity are both essential in sport. The current system doesn’t adequately balance these important principles, which often leads to frustration and heated exchanges, and it didn’t help for me to get personal with Riley, which I apologize for."

She further clarified her stance about transgender athletes, writing:

"I was not advocating for policies that compromise fairness in women’s sports. My objection is to be singling out children for public scrutiny in ways that feel personal and harmful. Individual athletes—especially kids—should never be the focus of criticism of a flawed system they have no control over."

Her apology went viral on the internet and has over 16 million views. Simone Biles's husband, Jonathan Owens, has been her avid supporter and always cheers for her.

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What did Jonathan Owens' wife, Simone Biles, comment about Riley Gaines?

The controversy started after Riley Gaines shared a post on her X (formerly Twitter) account on June 7 about the Minnesota State High School League. Champlin Park High School won the softball championship and posed with the trophy.

Gaines reshared the Minnesota League post on her account along with a caption:

"Comments off lol. To be expected when your star player is a boy."

Gaines talked about the transgender pitcher Marissa Rothenbuehler playing in the Champlin Park High School team.

Her comment caught Biles' attention, and she reacted with a long message on social media. She slammed Gaines in her tweet, writing:

"@Riley_Gaines_You’re truly sick, all of this campaigning because you lost a race. Straight up sore loser. You should be uplifting the trans community and perhaps finding a way to make sports inclusive OR creating a new avenue where trans feel safe in sports. Maybe a transgender category IN ALL sports!! But instead… You bully them… One things for sure is no one in sports is safe with you around!!!!!"

The NFL safety, meanwhile, is in the offseason. He signed a deal with the Bears in 2024 and is now gearing up to play his second season with the team.