Olympic gold medalist wrestler Gable Steveson signs with the Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills signed Olympic gold medalist wrestler Gable Stevenson. The decorated freestyle and folkstyle wrestler also spent time in professional wrestling within the WWE.

To make room for Steveson, the Bills released punter Matt Haack. Their current roster remains at 91 players, including offensive lineman Travis Clayton, a player from the International Pathway program selected by Buffalo in the seventh round of the 2024 NFL Draft.

Steveson previously visited One Bills Drive on May 15.

In Steveson, the Bills are banking on potential and elite traits that will hopefully translate into a productive experience as an NFL player. The challenge for Steveson will be that he brings no official football experience. As such, his place and which position(s) he can compete for snaps remains uncertain at this time.

Perhaps similar to Clayton – himself without any real organized football game experience – Steveson may be better viewed as a developmental prospect likely to compete for a spot on the Bills’ practice squad. Unlike Clayton, there are no exemptions in place for Steveson when it comes to roster numbers.

Gable Steveson is undoubtedly an intriguing prospect, standing 6’1″ and weighing 265 pounds. Wrestling collegiately at the University of Minnesota, Steveson finished his four-year career with the Gophers with an 85-2 record. Participating in the At the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (which was postponed to summer 2021), Steveson won a gold medal for the U.S. team in men’s freestyle wrestling.