Gable Steveson: Olympic champion and former WWE wrestler joins Buffalo Bills ahead of 2024-25 NFL season | NFL News

Tokyo Olympic gold medalist and former WWE wrestler Gable Steveson moved to American football, joining the Buffalo Bills; he became the youngest freestyle wrestler to win Olympic gold as a super heavyweight; watch the 2024-25 NFL season on Sky Sports

Olympic champion and former WWE wrestler Gable Steveson has joined the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent defensive tackle.

Steveson won gold in men’s super heavyweight freestyle wrestling at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics when he scored on a spinning takedown with 10 seconds remaining, then another as time expired to win ‘a point.

The 24-year-old, a two-time National Collegiate Athletic Association heavyweight champion at the University of Minnesota, also wrestled professionally in WWE starting in 2021 before his release earlier this year.

He signed a standard three-year rookie contract with the Bills, who won the AFC East division title in the 2023 season and then lost to the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas Chiefs City, in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.

“I have been fortunate to compete at the highest level of competition in my sport, but I am looking forward to the challenge of seeing how my wrestling skills can translate to football,” Steveson said. ESPN.

“I’m grateful to coach (Sean) McDermott, (general manager) Brandon Beane and the Buffalo Bills organization for giving me this opportunity.”

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