Gable Steveson
American wrestler and football player (born 2000) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gable Dan Steveson (born May 31, 2000) is an American professional football player who is a defensive end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He is an Olympic gold medalist freestyle wrestler and 2 time gold medalist folkstyle wrestler and also had a brief stint in professional wrestling where he was signed to WWE from 2021 to 2024.
No. 61 – Buffalo Bills | |
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Position: | Defensive end |
Personal information | |
Born: | (2000-05-31) May 31, 2000 (age 24) Portage, Indiana, U.S. |
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Apple Valley (Apple Valley, Minnesota) |
College: | Minnesota |
Undrafted: | 2024 |
Career history | |
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Roster status: | Active |
Personal information | |
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Born | (2000-05-31) May 31, 2000 (age 24) Portage, Indiana, U.S. |
Home town | Apple Valley, Minnesota, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
Billed height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Billed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
Billed from | Portage, Indiana, U.S. |
Trained by | WWE Performance Center Ken Anderson |
Debut | July 30, 2023 |
Sport | |
Country | United States |
Sport | Wrestling |
Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle |
College team | Gopher WC[1] |
Club | Minnesota Storm[2] |
Coached by | Brandon Eggum,[3] Dustin Schlatter[2] |
Medal record | ||
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Men's freestyle wrestling | ||
Representing the United States | ||
Olympic Games | ||
2020 Tokyo | 125 kg | |
Pan American Championships | ||
2021 Guatemala City | 125 kg | |
Junior World Championships | ||
2017 Tampere | 120 kg | |
Cadet World Championships | ||
2015 Sarajevo | 100 kg | |
2016 Tbilisi | 100 kg | |
Collegiate Wrestling | ||
Representing the Minnesota Golden Gophers | ||
NCAA Division I Championships | ||
2021 St. Louis | 285 lb | |
2022 Detroit | 285 lb | |
2019 Pittsburgh | 285 lb | |
Big Ten Championships | ||
2020 Piscataway | 285 lb | |
2021 State College | 285 lb | |
2022 Lincoln | 285 lb | |
2019 Minneapolis | 285 lb |
In freestyle, Steveson claimed the 2020 Summer Olympic gold medal, and was also a three-time age-group world champion.[4][5] In folkstyle, Steveson was a two-time Dan Hodge Trophy winner, a two-time NCAA Division I national champion, and a three-time All-American out of the University of Minnesota.[6]
After a brief appearance at WWE's SummerSlam in August 2021, Steveson was signed by the promotion the following month, becoming only the second Olympic gold medalist to be signed by the company after Kurt Angle; however, he was released in May 2024 after only one poorly-received televised match.
Following his release from the WWE in early May 2024, he signed a three-year deal with the Buffalo Bills later that month.