The Buffalo Bills made a very controversial signing in recent days, bringing in former Olympic wrestler Gable Steveson to play on the offensive line. And Ramon Foster, who played at guard for 10 seasons in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers, had a lot to say about this signing. 

In short, he was really not a fan of it. 

"Hate it. Hate every bit of this. No, you were pro in a different sport. Hate it," Foster said on 104.5 The Zone Monday morning. "And I ain't mad at him. Just calling me a hater cause I hate this. You can' t just show up to go practice and think that you can do this. Now, wrestlers are a big part of this. I know for sure Pittsburgh's rookie last year, Keannu Benton was a wrestler, okay? There draft pick this year, Zach Frazier was a (high school) wrestler. Wrestling is a cool part of playing football."

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(Foster's comments can be heard near the 1 hour, 45 minute mark)

However, Foster knows that Steveson's wrestling background is not enough and did not make him qualified to earn a roster spot.

"This dude's trying to come out here and play football, I hope they line him up on a nine-on-seven. Do you hear me? Put him on Dawkins, Dion Dawkins, and just let him have his way with him," he explained. "I'm tired of these folks just trying to walk out here and think, 'oh because I'm physical, I'm strong, I can move good in quick space, that I can play in the NFL.' No, boo that man."

Steveson's workout with the Bills was the first time he had ever put on a pair of cleats. 

"You want to come out here and play football, and on top of this, you don't have your little leotard anymore. You got pads on… You got to wear cleats. We don't have the little slippery shoes on on the soft mat. We ain't got none of that. And guess what? You actually have to run to the play, you actually got to be aggressive enough to know that we will trap you," Foster continued "I can't wait to do a wham play on a guy like this. Set him up with a fake bloke, 'oh guess what? Here's my right guard. Welcome to the show.'"

So along with not having football experience, Steveson's past doesn't make him look any better. 

During his collegiate career, Steveson was arrested in 2019 on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct after a female reporter disclosed that she had been raped by the wrestler and a fellow Minnesota teammate.

However, the charges were dropped later that same year after it was determined that there was "inadequate evidence," and it appeared he got off on a technicality. Steveson was suspended from the team after the arrest, but was reinstated once the chargers were dropped. 

And after hearing that, it just added to the reasons Foster was not in favor of this move by the Bills. 

"Get him out of here," Foster said. "No way he makes this damn roster."

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On Friday, the Buffalo Bills signed former Olympic gold medal wrestler Gable Steveson to play on the defensive line.  Steveson was arrested in 2019 on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct after a female reporter disclosed that she had been raped by Steveson and a fellow Minnesota teammate.  However, the charges were dropped later that same […]