Bam Nieves

Robert 'Bam' Nieves is a tech sales executive from a proud Puerto Rican family and a former Syracuse University football player who brings energy and enthusiasm to every situation. On The Traitors US Season 1, Bam competed as a Faithful and was best known during the game for being Traitor Christian de la Torre's closest friend and ally, which should have provided protection but ultimately did not. The other Traitors convinced Christian to sacrifice Bam to confuse the Faithfuls about their true intentions and avoid a deducible pattern in their eliminations. Despite his friendly nature and surprising early departure, Bam was murdered in Episode 3, finishing in 18th place as his elimination had the desired effect of leaving the remaining Faithfuls confused about the Traitors' strategy.