He relayed the message to producers, “If they’re 60 or over, I’m cutting them. This is not ‘The Silver Bachelor,’ this is ‘The Golden Bachelor.’”

Owens, a 66-year-old former NFL player, told producers he is looking for women 45 to 60 years old and to "try to stay away from the artificial hips and the wigs, that kind of stuff."

Owens follows in the footsteps of Gerry Turner, the inaugural Golden Bachelor, who went Instagram official with a new woman in May after divorcing Theresa Nist last spring. Golden Bachelor alum Joan Vassos then kicked off the inaugural Golden Bachelorette season in September 2024.