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Simone Biles got a shoutout after her boyfriend — Jonathan Owens — pulled in his first NFL interception

Meredith Cash   

Simone Biles got a shoutout after her boyfriend — Jonathan Owens — pulled in his first NFL interception
  • Houston Texans safety Jonathan Owens pulled in his first career NFL interception on Sunday.
  • His girlfriend, superstar gymnast Simone Biles, got a shoutout on the broadcast after the play.

Jonathan Owens was key to the Houston Texans' massive upset of the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday afternoon.

And his mega-famous girlfriend — superstar gymnast Simone Biles — was on hand to watch it all unfold.

The 26-year-old safety has bounced from active rosters to practice squads throughout his three years in the NFL. But this weekend — just one week after his first career start — Owens pulled in his first NFL interception and recovered his first fumble as a professional football player.

With just four minutes until halftime and the Chargers looking to build on a two-point lead, Owens picked off Los Angeles quarterback Justin Herbert from a few yards outside of the endzone. The snag — which likely saved a touchdown and set the Texans up to take the lead on the following drive — elicited big celebrations from Houston's defense and an energetic call on the broadcast.

Biles even got a shoutout.

"You know his girlfriend's gonna love that," CBS' Andrew Catalon said. "Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles — she'll be celebrating her boyfriend's first NFL INT."

He was right. Biles was donning a #36 sweatshirt and cheering loudly in the stands at NRG Stadium as Owens made the catch of his career, and again when he pounced on a fumble in the fourth quarter.

Though CBS didn't get a live shot of the seven-time Olympic medalist's reactions, Biles was sure to share her celebrations with her 6.9 million Instagram followers. Her Instagram story featured lots of cheering, celebratory shots, and post-game drinks with the man of the hour:

After the game, Owens told Texans writer Deepi Sidhu that "it was amazing" to have his mom and girlfriend sitting side-by-side during the standout performance of his career thus far.

"My mom was sitting right there next to [Biles] and my mom got to see me in my second start," Owens said. "And that I could get those two turnovers, that was just amazing. My mom, she's been with me every step of the way, and just having those two in the stands supporting me, I can't describe the feeling."

Biles has long supported her hometown Texans, but her appearances at games since she's dated Owens have turned her into the team's biggest celebrity superfan. And given Owens' breakout performance against the Chargers, Biles likely will have more chances to watch her boyfriend play during Houston's final two games of the season.

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