Jonathan Owens Explained

Jonathan Owens
Current Team:Chicago Bears
Number:36
Position:Safety
Birth Date:22 July 1995
Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lb:210
High School:Christian Brothers College (MO)
College:Missouri Western (2013–2017)
Undraftedyear:2018
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Statleague:NFL
Statseason:2023
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:227
Statlabel2:Sacks
Statvalue2:2.0
Statlabel3:Forced fumbles
Statvalue3:1
Statlabel4:Fumble recoveries
Statvalue4:2
Statlabel5:Pass deflections
Statvalue5:8
Statlabel6:Interceptions
Statvalue6:1
Statlabel7:Defensive touchdowns
Statvalue7:1
Pfr:OwenJo01

Jonathan James Owens (born July 22, 1995) is an American football safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri Western, and signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He has also played for the Houston Texans and Green Bay Packers. He is married to American gymnast Simone Biles.

Early life

Owens played high school football at Christian Brothers College High School (CBC) under coach Scott Pingel after attending middle school at Loyola Academy of St. Louis. During his high school career, Owens won CBC Linebacker of the Year.[1]

College career

After his redshirt year during the 2013 season, Owens played defensive back for Missouri Western State University (MWSU). During his final season in 2017, Owens was MWSU Male Student-Athlete of the Year and earned second-team all-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) honors. Owens was on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll throughout the course of his college career. He majored in pre-physical therapy with the goal of becoming a doctor.[1]

Professional career

Arizona Cardinals

Owens signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent following the 2018 NFL draft.[2] During the last week of organized team activities before the 2018 season, Owens was waived due to an injury, and spent the entire season on injured reserve.[3]

On August 31, 2019, Owens was waived by the Cardinals.[4]

Houston Texans

On September 30, 2019, Owens was signed to the practice squad of the Houston Texans.[5] He was promoted to the active roster on November 21, 2019, but waived two days later and re-signed to the practice squad.[6] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 13, 2020.[7]

On September 5, 2020, Owens was waived by the Texans and signed to the practice squad the next day.[8] [9] He was elevated to the active roster on October 10 and 17 for the team's weeks 5 and 6 games against the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[10] [11] On December 12, 2020, Owens was signed to the active roster.[12]

On August 31, 2021, Owens was waived by the Texans and re-signed to the practice squad.[13] [14] He was promoted to the active roster on December 4.[15] On December 9, the Texans signed Owens to a two-year, $1.175 million deal that ran through the 2022 season.[16] On December 26, 2021, Owens had his first career interception and first fumble recovery in the Texans' upset win over the Los Angeles Chargers.[17] On January 3, 2022, Owens was placed on injured reserve after suffering a dislocated wrist in the team's week 16 loss against the San Francisco 49ers.[18]

Green Bay Packers

On May 12, 2023, Owens signed with the Green Bay Packers.[19] On Thanksgiving Day against the Detroit Lions, Owens scored his first career touchdown on a 27-yard fumble recovery as the Packers won 29–22.[20]

Chicago Bears

On March 13, 2024, Owens signed a two-year contract with the Chicago Bears.[21]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR Yds TD
ARI0 0 did not play due to injury
HOU1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU7 2 18 10 8 0.0 0 1 1 7 7.0 7 0 0 1 6 0
HOU17 17 125 84 41 1.0 0 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GB17 11 84 58 26 1.0 0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 1 27 1
Career 48 30 227 152 75 2.0 0 8 1 7 7.0 7 0 1 2 33 1
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Postseason

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR
GB2 2 7 4 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Career 2 2 7 4 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Personal life

Owens and gymnast Simone Biles announced their engagement on February 15, 2022.[22] They married on April 22, 2023.[23] He was granted time off from Chicago Bears training camp to watch her compete in Paris at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[24]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://gogriffons.com/sports/football/roster/jonathan-owens/1996 Missouri Western State Griffons Profile
  2. Web site: Arizona Cardinals agree to terms with 24 rookie free agents. The Arizona Republic. April 30, 2018. August 4, 2019.
  3. Web site: Cardinals Sign Safety Travell Dixon. AZCardinals.com. Urban. Darren. June 11, 2018. March 1, 2019.
  4. Web site: After Cuts, Cardinals Arrive At Initial Roster. Odegard, Kyle. AZCardinals.com. August 31, 2019.
  5. Web site: Texans sign DB Jonathan Owens to practice squad. Wilson, Aaron. Houston Chronicle. September 30, 2019.
  6. Web site: Texans activate TE Jordan Thomas off Reserve/Injured list. HoustonTexans.com. November 21, 2019. November 22, 2019. May 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220528191717/https://www.houstontexans.com/news/texans-activate-te-jordan-thomas-off-reserve-injured-list. dead.
  7. Web site: Texans sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts. HoustonTexans.com. January 13, 2020.
  8. Web site: Transactions: Roster Moves (9-5-2020). HoustonTexans.com. September 5, 2020.
  9. Web site: Texans Announce Roster Moves (9-7-2020). HoustonTexans.com. September 7, 2020.
  10. News: Comeaux. Jonathan. Texans Promote ILB Nate Hall & S Jonathan Owens To Active Roster. NFLTradeRumors.co. October 10, 2020. October 28, 2020.
  11. News: Lane. Mark. Texans promote S Jonathan Owens to the active roster . USA Today. October 17, 2020. October 31, 2020.
  12. News: Houston Texans Transactions (12–12–20) . HoustonTexans.com . December 12, 2020 . January 27, 2021.
  13. Web site: Houston Texans Transactions (8-31-2021). HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2021.
  14. Web site: Houston Texans Transactions (9-1-2021). HoustonTexans.com. September 1, 2021.
  15. Web site: Houston Texans Transactions (12-4-2021). HoustonTexans.com. December 4, 2021.
  16. Web site: Texans New Contract Details on 2 Signings .
  17. Web site: Texans Safety Jonathan Owens' Reward from Girlfriend Simone Biles Shows They're Perfect Together (12-28-2021). Clutchpoints.com. December 28, 2021.
  18. Web site: Texans' Jonathan Owens: Hits injured reserve . CBSSports.com . 2022-01-04 . 2024-07-28.
  19. Web site: Packers sign S Jonathan Owens. Packers.com. May 12, 2023.
  20. Web site: Molski . Max . Simone Biles celebrates husband's first career NFL touchdown on Thanksgiving . NBC New York . November 23, 2023 . July 31, 2024.
  21. Web site: Roster Move: Bears agree to terms with safety Jonathan Owens. Mayer, Larry. ChicagoBears.com. March 13, 2024.
  22. Web site: France . Lisa . Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens are engaged . CNN . February 17, 2022 . February 15, 2022.
  23. Web site: Rizzo . Laura . May 7, 2023 . I Do! Olympic Gymnast Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens Are Married: Courthouse Wedding Details . May 16, 2023 . Life&Style .
  24. Web site: Simone Biles: Bears granting husband Jonathan Owens time off from training camp to see Olympics . 2024-07-31 . NFL.com . en-US.