Former Olympic wrestler and current Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Gable Stevenson received praise from eight-time Pro Bowl pass-rusher Von Miller.
"When it comes to an athletic standpoint, physical standpoint, he's got it all," Miller said, per Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk. "When he came in yesterday I had to try him a little bit, try to grapple him a little bit, and he was quick, and he grabbed me, and I see it, I feel it. So he's definitely got all the athletic ability in the world."
Stevenson was signed by the Bills on May 31 after he was released from his WWE contract. He previously earned a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and won two NCAA Division I national championships in college.
It'll be an uphill climb for Stevenson to make Buffalo's regular-season roster, as he's never played on the defensive line in his athletic career. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the 24-year-old put on a pair of cleats for the first time in his life during a recent workout with the Bills.
At 6'1", he's also on the shorter side compared to his fellow NFL defensive lineman.
Still, it's a promising sign that Miller appears to be taking him under his wing. The former Super Bowl MVP revealed that Stevenson reached out to him shortly after he signed with the team.
"His locker is right next to mine, and right when we signed him he texted me like, 'I'm going to be on your hip, my locker is right next to yours.' I said, 'Alright, it's cool.' But it didn't really hit me until we're in there talking to him and he's just now playing football, learning some of the stuff that we did when we were kids," Miller said, via Smith.
"He has to be on an accelerated learning path, which he's capable of doing," he added.
Even if Stevenson is ultimately unable to make Buffalo's 53-man roster, he could still earn a spot on the practice squad with a strong training camp performance.
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