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Olympic Wrestler Gable Steveson Signs With Buffalo Bills

United State's Gable Dan Steveson poses with his gold medal during the medal ceremony for the men's freestyle 125kg wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Chiba, Japan, Aug. 6, 2021. Olympic

Olympic gold medal wrestler Gable Steveson has signed a standard undrafted rookie free agent contract with the Buffalo Bills, transitioning from the wrestling mat to the football field. The Bills have designated the 24-year-old as a defensive lineman, banking on his leverage techniques and agility to make an impact in football.

Standing at 5-foot-11 and weighing 266 pounds, Steveson made history by becoming the youngest freestyle wrestler to win gold as a super heavyweight at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. He continued his success by clinching two college national titles at Minnesota in 2021 and '22, earning the prestigious Dan Hodge Trophy twice as the nation’s best college wrestler.

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