On April 22, ABC announced that the retired NFL player-turned-lawyer would step into the spotlight to find love among Bachelor Nation's next group of senior women. When host Jesse Palmer asked Owens how he felt about becoming the next Golden Bachelor during Disney's Get Real Event the next day, he replied, "Great."

Mel Owens is on a search for love in the upcoming second season of The Golden Bachelor. ABC announced Mel’s casting in April 2025, and naturally, fans were dying to know more about the former NFL player — especially since he was married for a long time to his first wife.

The next "Golden Bachelor" has an NFL tie. In the second season of the reality dating show based on a hopeless romantic looking to find their second shot at love, former Los Angeles Rams linebacker Mel Owens will be the apple of many eyes.