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The teamannouncedTuesday a list of athlete transactions, including who was released or waived during the preseason, with 26-year-old safety Owens falling under the latter list.
Houston could still opt to, again, keep the athlete on the team’s practice squad this season.
Owens recentlycelebrated his one-year anniversarywith girlfriend Simone Biles.
The Olympic gymnast, 24, previously told PEOPLEit’s “so exciting” to supporther boyfriend’s career: “I love watching him play because he has such a passion. He works so hard, so for him to be able to showcase that on the field is really exciting.”
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Sincereturning home to the U.S.from theTokyo Summer Olympics, where she picked up a silver and bronze medal in the gymnastics events, Biles has been catching up on quality time with Owens and showing support as he prepared for the upcoming NFL season.
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On Sunday, Biles shared apair of photoscozying up to Owens on game day, wearing Texans gear ready to support her boyfriend. She wrote in the caption, “watching #36 on game days is my favorite,” as he commented, “Your [sic] my favorite ❤️.”
“Words can’t explain how proud I am of you right now!! ❤️👏🏽,” he wrote on Instagram at the time.
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source: people.com
