Olympic gold medalist wrestler Gable Steveson trains for Ravens

Gable Steveson, the Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler who played for the Bills in pre-season, is continuing his bid to play in the NFL.

According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, Steveson worked out for the Ravens today.

The 24-year-old Steveson was an NCAA champion and Olympic gold medalist in heavyweight wrestling, and the Bills thought that with that kind of athletic profile he might be worth a try as a defensive lineman. But the Bills cut Steveson after the preseason.

Steveson’s first preseason game with the Bills was the first football game he ever played at any level. Obviously, not many players make it to the NFL without having played football before. But Steveson is such a high-caliber athlete that it makes sense that the Ravens viewed him as a player who could spend the season on their practice squad with an eye toward developing into the kind of player who could make the 53-man roster in 2025.