An NFL team signing someone who has never played football before wouldn’t seem to be the shrewdest front office move. But it might not seem as strange if that prospect was an Olympic gold medalist in wrestling.
The Buffalo Bills hope they’ve struck gold themselves by signing Olympian Gable Steveson. The team announced the move Friday, listing the 5-foot-11, 266-pound wrestler as a defensive tackle.
Steveson, 24, has never played football at any level. ESPN reported he wore cleats for the first time when he worked out for the Bills.
He was most recently signed to the WWE but was...