Disney/Maarten de BoerOne Golden Bachelor... and 23 Golden ladies! Divorced last year after 25 years of marriage, Mel Owens is a former NFL player and lawyer with two sons. He’s dishing to “Extra” about putting himself out there — like WAY out there — looking for love! Mel smiled, saying, “Enough.”He called sending people home “the toughest part of the journey.”How did he get through it? He revealed, “I’m thinking like it’s not going to happen because I’m just easygoing guy.