Not all follow absences are excused.
That is for a compelling motive.
The Chicago Bears have allowed Jonathan Owens to overlook seven upcoming coaching camp practices. The rationale? He travels to Paris to help his spouse and gold medal gymnast Simone Biles compete within the Olympics.
Head coach Matt Eberflus mentioned the choice with reporters at Bears coaching camp in Lake Forest, Illinois, on Monday. He’s for it.
“Simply because we respect the Olympics,” Eberflus mentioned, per ESPN. “It's a giant drawback. And he simply helps the one he loves essentially the most. And I believe it's so cool that he can try this.
“We welcome this and will probably be great. Go to the USA.”
Owens is getting ready for his first season in Chicago. He beforehand spent 4 seasons with the Houston Texans and one season with the rival Inexperienced Bay Packers. He was a part-time starter in Inexperienced Bay and plans to play as a key backup in Chicago after signing a two-year, $four.75 million contract as a free agent.
Biles is taken into account the best gymnast of all time. She has seven medals from two Olympics, together with 4 golds from the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Video games. The reigning US champion, she is the favourite to safe extra in Paris.
Biles and Owens married in 2023. This will probably be his first likelihood to see her compete within the Olympics since they have been married.
The opening ceremony of the Olympics is scheduled for Friday, and the ladies's gymnastics qualifications are set to start two days afterward July 28. The staff last is scheduled for July 30, and the person last will finish on August 5.
Owens has a go from the Bears for a lot of, however not all, of the contests anticipated by Biles. He’s cleared to overlook follow from July 29 to August three, which might permit him to look at the staff competitors and probably the ladies's vault last on August three. Barring an extension, she would miss the uneven bars, ground and stability beam finals scheduled for Aug. four and 5.