Bills Sign Olympic Wrestling Champ Gable Steveson as Defensive Tackle

A few yrs immediately after profitable an Olympic gold medal, wrestler Gable Steveson is seeking his hand at another sport.

Steveson has agreed to a 3-12 months agreement with the Buffalo Bills, the group announced Friday. The Expenses will give Steveson, who has no American football expertise, a consider at defensive deal with.

According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Steveson had by no means worn cleats just before performing out for Buffalo.

The 6’1″, 265-pound Steveson won gold in the freestyle 125-kilogram weight course at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, besting Georgia’s Geno Petriashvili in the closing. Before that, he received two countrywide championships at Minnesota.

After his Olympic triumph, Steveson switched to experienced wrestling and expended 3 a long time with the WWE. The organization released him on May perhaps 3.

As Schefter pointed out, only a single man—Hall of Fame large receiver and sprinter Bob Hayes—has gained equally a Super Bowl and an Olympic gold medal.

The Payments are scheduled to open up their year on Sept. 8 against the Arizona Cardinals.