It was worth a shot. After seeing Gable Steveson win countless medals in wrestling for the University of Minnesota, take Olympic gold for Team USA in the 2020 games, try out for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and even have a stint in the WWE, I figured asking him to come in as a ringer for our Sunday soccer league wasn’t too far out of the realm of possibility.
“Man, I'm there,” Steveson said without hesitation. “Send me the address - defense, anything, goalie. I got you.”
We both laugh, knowing that he’s not going to make that trip from Albuquerque to New York City to play with our Corrupted Youth squad.