NFL News: Saints rookie poses with WWE title in tribute to dad

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NFL defenses could be in the presence of the son of a “genetic freak” this season.

Brock Rechsteiner, son of WWE Hall of Famer Scott Steiner, joined the New Orleans Saints in the offseason after signing with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in April.

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Jacksonville State’s Brock Rechsteiner tries to evade a tackle by FIU’s Percy Courtney Jr. during college football action at AmFirst Stadium in Jacksonville, Ala., on Nov. 16, 2024. (Dave Hyatt/Hyatt Media LLC)

The Saints posted photos of Rechsteiner wearing his father’s wrestling headgear and holding the World Heavyweight Championship.

“Big Gold always looks good on a Genetic Freak,” Steiner wrote on X on Tuesday.

“A genetic freak,” he added Monday.

The former Jacksonville State standout had 53 catches for 629 yards and seven touchdowns from 2023 to 2025. In his final year with the Gamecocks, he had 36 catches for 383 yards and five touchdowns.

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Jacksonville State’s Brock Rechsteiner tries to elude a tackle by Southern Miss’ Dylan Lawrence during college football action at Burgess-Snow Field AmFirst Stadium in Jacksonville, Ala., on Sept. 21, 2024. (Dave Hyatt/Special to The Gadsden Times)

Rechsteiner and his brother Brandon previously signed NIL deals with WWE last year. Brandon Rechsteiner was a guard for the Colorado State Rams men’s basketball team. He averaged 12 points per game with the Rams in the 2025-26 season and announced he was transferring to Kansas State.

The Rechsteiner (Steiner) legacy runs deep in WWE.

Scott Steiner and his brother Rick were tag team champions in professional wrestling. The two earned WWE Hall of Fame nods in 2022. Rick Steiner’s son, Bronson Rechsteiner, is a major WWE star known as Bron Breakker.

Scott Steiner sits in the audience during Bad Blood at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Ga., on Oct. 5, 2024. (WWE/Getty Images)

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It is unclear if the Rechsteiner brothers will try to make it in professional wrestling.

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