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Son of pro wrestling legend Sting trying out for Chiefs

Athleticism can run in a family. Just ask Steven Borden Jr., a tight end trying out for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Borden Jr., who played collegiately at Kentucky, is the son of Steven Borden Sr.

If the name isn’t ringing any bells, just watch this:

That’s right. Borden Jr. is the son of professional wrestling legend Sting and says his father’s success in the ring has been a motivating factor throughout his football career.

“It’s actually been one of those things that has pushed me my entire life,” Borden Jr. said Sunday per the Kansas City Star. “You see what your dad has done, you want to beat him out.”

Borden Jr. said he hears wisecracks from time to time in the locker room, but doesn’t let what other people may say about his father’s career bother him.

“It’s never bothered me. I’m used to it by now,” he said. “You’re going to get a couple comments here and there in the locker room, but eventually people just see me as Steven Borden, and that’s what it is.”

Borden Jr. says his father has always been in his corner and wants him to blaze his own path.

“He’s always kind of pushed me to do what I want to do, make a name for myself outside of what he’s done,” Borden Jr. said. “So that’s been the goal my entire life, not really to follow in his footsteps necessarily, but to make my own name. He never really was one of those dads who kind of wanted to push their son into their own deal.”

The 6-foot-3, 246-pound Borden Jr. started his college career at Kligore Junior College before playing two seasons at Kentucky. During his time with the Wildcats, Borden caught seven passes for 96 yards and a touchdown.

He went undrafted in the 2015 NFL Draft, but caught on with the Chiefs. If things don’t work out in Kansas City, does Borden Jr. have any desire to follow in his father’s footsteps as a pro wrestler?

“I always tell people, if one day I’m homeless on the streets, then I might try it,” Borden Jr. said.

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