Saints sign WWE Hall of Famer's son as surprise rookie free agent

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Brock Rechsteiner wasn't a well-known name during the NFL Draft process.

But after spending time at the Tennessee Titans rookie minicamp, Rechsteiner turned a subsequent trip to New Orleans Saints minicamp into his first NFL contract.

Saints reporter Nick Underhill shared the news Monday that the Saints had signed Rechsteiner to a deal.

Most notable about Rechsteiner at this point is his family heritage -- he's the son of a WWE Hall of Famer.

This is how Pro Football Talk explained the lineage:

"Rechsteiner is the son of Scott Rechsteiner, who wrestled under the aliases Scott Steiner and Big Poppa Pump and is in the WWE Hall of Fame. His uncle, Rick Steiner, was his father’s tag team partner, and Brock’s first cousin, Bronson Rechsteiner, currently wrestles as Bron Breakker."

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