Former NFL player Mel Owens will be searching for the “perfect teammate” on Season 2 of The Golden Bachelor, ABC announced Tuesday. The 66-year-old Detroit native joins the hit reality dating show for seniors as its latest leading man, following the widely watched debut season starring Gerry Turner. Owens played college football for the University of Michigan Wolverines before suiting up as a linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams from 1981 through 1989. After retiring in 1991 following an injury, he became a lawyer, representing clients in sports-related injury cases, according to ABC’s press release. During that chapter in his life, he met his first love, with whom had two sons, but their marriage later ended. “Now, after several years as a devoted dad, Owens is ready to rediscover a love rooted in the simple joys of companionship,” the press release reads. Owens follows in the footsteps of Turner, who captured hearts as the franchise’s first Golden Bachelor in 2023. Turner got engaged to Theresa Nist in the show’s finale and married her in a televised ceremony in Jan. 2024. Just three months later, however, the couple announced their decision to divorce.
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