{"id":177465,"date":"2024-06-12T16:00:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T20:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=177465"},"modified":"2024-06-12T14:43:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T18:43:34","slug":"gable-steveson-quotes-buffalo-bills-signing-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/06\/12\/gable-steveson-quotes-buffalo-bills-signing-nfl\/","title":{"rendered":"Gable Steveson Makes First Comments on Bills Signing, NFL Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gable Steveson<\/a> isn’t shying away from the “impossible” task of trying to make an NFL roster after signing a three-year contract<\/a> with the Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n

Steveson won a wrestling gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics amid a decorated college career at the University of Minnesota that included a pair of national championships. He spent the past three years under contract with WWE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old Indiana native has never played organized football, however, and now he’s lining up alongside defensive linemen like future Hall of Famer Von Miller<\/a>. The Bills are betting his elite athletic acumen eventually translates to NFL success.<\/p>\n

Gable Steveson Comments On Quest To Make Bills Roster<\/h2>\n

Steveson is an extreme long shot to make Buffalo’s crowded 53-man roster<\/a> in 2024. He’d need to make remarkable progress over the next couple of months. It’d have to reach a point where general manager Brandon Beane is worried about losing him to another team if he’s transferred to the practice squad.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, the 6’1”, 265-pound wrestling standout is no stranger to overcoming the odds.<\/p>\n

“Do the impossible,” Steveson told reporters<\/a> Tuesday. “I mean, I won the Olympics in 2020 off a last-second takedown. That’s near impossible. But to win the Olympics, it’s not impossible. But in that instance, you want to be the best that you can. I want to come to a new field and be the best that I can.”<\/p>\n

He was spotted during organized team activities (OTAs) getting intense instruction from Bills head coach Sean McDermott, one of the league’s foremost defensive minds.<\/p>\n

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Sean McDermott spent about 20 minutes after practice today for some fairly intense D-line instruction. <\/p>\n

Seems the lesson was "translating wrestling to football"<\/p>\n

Gable Steveson was the primary student, but Javon Solomon among other young guys listening. #Bills<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/rP3X4W3SCr<\/a><\/p>\n

— Thad Brown (@thadbrown7) June 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n