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The 5-foot-11, 266-pound Steveson worked out
for the Bills on May 15. He is expected to play on the defensive
line.
"I 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, per ESPN. "I am grateful to Coach (Sean)
McDermott, (general manager) Brandon Beane and the Buffalo Bills
organization for giving me this opportunity."
Steveson, 24, captured gold in the super heavyweight division of
freestyle wrestling at the 2020 Tokyo Games. He also won two
national championships at Minnesota (2021, 2022) and three Big
Ten championships (2020, 2021, 2022). He is a two-time recipient
of the Dan Hodge Trophy, which is awarded to the best college
wrestler in the United States.
Steveson was released by WWE earlier this month.
Also on Friday, the Bills released left-footed punter Matt Haack.
Haack, 29, played in one game with the Cleveland Browns last
season before joining the Bills' practice squad as insurance for
the injured Sam Martin ahead of the team's divisional playoff
game against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Haack averaged 44.5 yards per punt in 99 career games with the
Miami Dolphins (2017-20), Bills (2021), Indianapolis Colts
(2022) and Browns (2023).
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