Simone Biles spends Sunday as a Houston Texans cheerleader
With plenty of time to spare before the next Summer Olympics, gold medalist Simone Biles is trying out a different routine — cheering on her hometown Houston Texans.
Biles was welcomed by the Texans as an honorary cheerleader for Houston’s game against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday and has been documenting the journey on social media.
can’t wait to cheer at my first game
GO HOUSTON TEXANS ‼️ pic.twitter.com/K4ijVE86ud— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) December 10, 2017
Facts:
the ICON @Simone_Biles aka HTC Simone has been an amazing #TEAMmate at practice this week and recently earned her #LegendaryRedBoots!https://t.co/x7MnH5RTTX
*Catch her dancing with us this Sunday at NRG Stadium for #Texans vs 49ers!@HTC_Speaker
— Texans Cheerleaders (@TexansCheer) December 8, 2017
officially ready for game day now that I got my legendary red boots
A post shared by Simone Biles (@simonebiles) on Dec 8, 2017 at 11:08am PST
#TEAM picture in our #BattleRed @TexansCheer @HTC_Speaker @Simone_Biles pic.twitter.com/KoyLYOpcot
— HTC_Lauren Ba (@HTC_LaurenBa) December 10, 2017
Let's Go…
It's #TexansGameday!#SFvsHOU | #Texans#BeatThe49ers#BattleRedDay@HTC_Speaker#HTCSimone aka @Simone_Biles pic.twitter.com/kCq53uPppz— Texans Cheerleaders (@TexansCheer) December 10, 2017
This is a cool move by the Texans and an awesome way to get a hometown hero involved in the city’s sports scene. While there’s no question Biles has skills on the sidelines, nothing surpasses the excitement of seeing her in action at the Olympics.
The 2020 games in Tokyo can’t come soon enough.
Blake Schuster is a writer for Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at blakeschuster@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Schustee
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