Barstool Sports president Dave Portnoy has ripped into gymnast Simone Biles for wearing a custom-made jacket featuring images of her husband, Jonathan Owens, who played for the Green Bay Packers last season, to a Chicago Bears preseason game.
Portnoy criticized Biles for her sports and fashion faux pas on his ‘BFFs’ podcast, stating that the jacket was a major mistake. “This would infuriate me if I was a Bears fan… Bears-Packers are the Hatfields and McCoys of the NFL, Red Sox-Yankees,” Portnoy explained.
Fans were far from impressed, with many taking to social media to express their outrage. “Simone Biles should be stripped of all her medals after wearing Packers gear while cheering for the Bears,” one user posted.
Others echoed the sentiment, questioning Biles’ seemingly oblivious football knowledge. “With all due respect, Simone Biles gotta throw that jacket in the trash ASAP,” another claimed.
Biles was also sporting a protective boot on her left foot from a calf injury she endured at the Olympics, and topped off the look with a pair of reflective silver shades, a black Prada bucket hat, and a Balenciaga purse.
Despite the backlash, Biles brushed it off and after the contest, she and a group of friends went out for a lavish dinner at the restaurant Maple & Ash. Awaiting Biles at the restaurant was a special menu that displayed the food available for purchase, but with a twist – it included the words ‘OLYMPIC F*@KING CHAMPION!’
Owens played one season in Green Bay last year before making the move down Lake Michigan to Chicago earlier this year. Biles was in the stands watching her husband play for the Bears, and afterwards, she and some friends enjoyed a special candlelit dinner out in Chicago.