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Ed Easton Jr.

Former Chiefs rookie camp invitee Steven Borden Jr. helped father Sting in his final wrestling match

The Kansas City Chiefs have had many unique players come through the franchise to eventually go on to other endeavors beyond football. A player who spent time in a rookie minicamp for the Chiefs recently made news in the wrestling world alongside his iconic father.

The Legendary wrestler Sting ended his in-ring career last Sunday in the main event of AEW’s Revolution pay-per-view event in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The 64-year-old icon was joined in his final match by his sons, one of whom was a training camp invitee for the Chiefs in 2015. Steven Borden Jr. was a rookie trying to make the Chiefs after a notable college career at the University of Kentucky.

Borden Jr. dressed in his father’s memorable gear and face paint, assisting in Sting’s tag team championship victory over the Young Bucks with his partner Darby Allin.

The late Terez Paylor from the Kansas City Star spoke with Borden Jr. at the 2015 Chiefs rookie minicamp about his father’s legacy pushing him.

“People usually ask me, does that bother you, does that upset you? It’s never bothered me,” Borden Jr. said. “It’s actually been one of those things that has pushed me my entire life. You see what your dad has done; you want to beat him out.”

Borden Jr. didn’t make the roster that included a tight end room featuring Travis Kelce, who made his first Pro Bowl that season.

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