Gable Steveson is looking to see if his gold medal skills on the wrestling mat can translate to the gridiron after signing with the Buffalo Bills.
The Buffalo Bills are tapping deep into the free agent pool. The organization on Friday signed Gable Steveson, an Olympic gold medal wrestler who has never played organized football. Steveson won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics in the 125 kg division. Now, he and the Bills want to see if his skills on the mat can translate to the gridiron.
have been fortunate to compete at the highest level of competition in my sport but am looking forward to the challenge of seeing how my wrestling skills may translate to football,' Steveson said in a statement released by his agent, Carter Chow. 'I am grateful to Coach McDermott, Brandon Beane and the Buffalo Bills organization for giving me this opportunity.
Steveson is from Minnesota, and his mother named him Gable in honor of wrestler Don Gable, who won gold at the 1972 Munich Olympics. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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