New Orleans, May 12, 2026, 16:49 CDT
- After a rookie minicamp tryout, New Orleans picked up Brock Rechsteiner, the former Jacksonville State receiver.
- That’s another 6-foot-2 pass-catcher joining a receiver group already reloaded via the 2026 draft.
- With the Rechsteiner wrestling legacy drawing extra eyes, all focus turns to whether his debut lands him an NFL roster slot.
Brock Rechsteiner, a wide receiver out of Jacksonville State, earned a spot on the New Orleans Saints’ offseason roster following a tryout at rookie minicamp. The signing was confirmed Tuesday by Executive Vice President and General Manager Mickey Loomis. On the same day, the team shifted offensive lineman Nick Saldiveri to the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list, sidelining him from practice while he recovers.
Timing’s key here, given that New Orleans is still piecing together the back end of a receiver group it just reshaped with its draft picks. The Saints grabbed Jordyn Tyson at No. 8 overall, then circled back for Bryce Lance in the fourth and Barion Brown in the sixth. Coach Kellen Moore tagged the rookie trio with “speed, juice”—they’re set to mix in with the vets. New Orleans Saints
Rechsteiner, who the Saints list at 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds, logged four seasons with Jacksonville State. According to the team, he saw action in 40 games, tallying 53 catches for 629 yards and seven touchdowns. His 2025 campaign stood out: 35 receptions, 383 yards, and five receiving TDs, all career bests.
NFL.com reported that Rechsteiner is joining as an undrafted free agent—he went unselected in the draft—and highlighted his participation in New Orleans’ rookie minicamp just this past weekend. The agreement followed workouts at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center in Metairie, where the club evaluated him.
The family connection matters here, but it’s not in the deal itself. Rechsteiner is Scott Rechsteiner’s son—fans know him as Scott Steiner. WDSU noted that both Scott and Rick Steiner made it into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2022 as the Steiner Brothers.
Rechsteiner’s ties to the family business aren’t exactly a secret. Speaking with WDSU—remarks later reported by Fightful—he said he plans to “pursue football as long as I can.” But wrestling remains on the radar: cousin Bron Breakker “really convinced me” to give the ring a shot after football wraps up. Fightful
The Saints, for the moment, are evaluating him strictly as a football player, but it’s a crowded situation. Tyson holds a first-round tag, Lance and Brown came in through the draft, and several vets are already slotted above the rookie tryouts. Someone like Rechsteiner, a camp receiver at this tier, usually has to make an impression on special teams and fight for the leftover reps before getting a shot at more meaningful action.
Here’s the catch: landing a minicamp deal doesn’t guarantee a spot come September. Rechsteiner’s build gives New Orleans something to consider, sure, but that could shift in a hurry—vets get healthy, roster tweaks happen, the depth chart shuffles.
The Saints wasted little time after the tryout—there’s your headline. A player whose surname draws more attention than his stats now finds himself with a fresh contract, a locker assignment, and only a brief shot to shift from wrestling footnote to a spot in the NFL ranks.
