The subsequent “Golden Bachelor” has an NFL tie.
Within the second season of the fact relationship present primarily based on a hopeless romantic seeking to discover their second shot at love, former Los Angeles Rams linebacker Mel Owens would be the apple of many eyes.
Owens, who’s now 66 years outdated, was drafted by the Rams because the ninth total choose of the 1981 NFL draft, after spending his collegiate profession with the Michigan Wolverines.
He is 66 and single – for now. Meet Mel Owens, a former NFL player-turned-lawyer, proud father, and your subsequent Golden Bachelor. 🌹 pic.twitter.com/hRqA3UIY6L
— The Golden Bachelor (@GoldenBachABC) April 22, 2025
Throughout his skilled profession, a 9 season stint in Los Angeles, Owens snatched 4 interceptions together with 26.5 sacks. He retired within the 1991 season after an damage.
Following his retirement, he pursued a profession in regulation in Orange Nation, California, the place he serves these searching for justice for sports-related accidents.
Throughout his time as an lawyer, Owens met his first spouse with whom he had two sons.
Nonetheless, Owens’ life took a flip after his father died and the tip of his marriage. Since then, he is been centered on fatherhood, in line with a information launch.
“Now, after a number of years as a loyal dad, Owens is able to rediscover a love rooted within the easy joys of companionship — sharing life’s on a regular basis moments, planning for the longer term, and rising stronger collectively as a pair,” ABC mentioned in a information launch.
“Because the Golden Bachelor, he is keen to satisfy somebody who shares this imaginative and prescient and eventually discover that good teammate he is been ready for in his golden years.”
Former athletes being on The Bachelor sequence is nothing new. Former Iona Gaels basketball participant Grant Ellis was “The Bachelor” in Season 29, the latest season of the relationship present franchise.
