-- Olympic gold medallist Gable Steveson participated in a press conference this week as part of the Golden Gophers wrestling program and he was asked about his stint as a pro wrestler as well as his unsuccessful tryout with the Buffalo Bills of the NFL. Here's what he said:
On getting released by WWE
"The WWE just wasn’t the right time. I had a lot of competitive edge in me, and they knew that, and it was not the time for it. So maybe one day, if the stars align, it’ll be a great opportunity to do it again. I have no bad feelings with it. I have no bad blood with it, and I would like to keep moving forward with everything I have going on."
On his NFL prospects
"It was a great thing to do. A lot of people know, I've never played football before. So the Bills reached out and say 'hey do you want to come try' and so I got a few tackles in a couple games, a few QB hits. I had a few other teams reach out to me previously before coming back here so maybe after the season it’s another opportunity to get a futures deal with the team or go on from there."
On a possible MMA future and being trained by Jon Jones
"It does interest me a lot. Being with Jon was definitely an honor. Jon is the greatest fighter of all time and if you know fighting and you know wrestling and you’re a fight fan, you know Jon Jones. So, being able to be in that cage with him Saturday and seeing that belt live in person, it definitely gave me that fire back."
