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Steven Borden Trying to Make a Name for Himself

By Ethan Conger

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Steven Borden, former Kentucky tight-end who fell undrafted a little under a month ago, is finally receiving perhaps news of the start of a lifelong dream. The son of wrestling star, Sting has been offered a tryout with the Kansas City Chiefs.

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Borden, stuck in an offense that primarily ignored the tight-end position, didn’t see the ball nearly enough to turn any heads. In fact, in two seasons with the ‘Cats, Borden only caught 7 passes, totaling 97 yards. In retrospect, Javess Blue out-received Borden in receptions along with passing yards in just the first three games of the 2014 season.

Perhaps Steven Borden will find success in the NFL, where tight-ends generally are a more vital weapon than they are in college.

Although trying to make his own name throughout his life, Steven has inevitably dealt, and still is dealing with the fallout of his father Sting’s wrestling career.

"Kansas City Chiefs tryout tight end Steve Borden Jr. is the son of pro wrestling legend Steve Borden, better known to the world as the mysterious showman called Sting.Judging by his Instagram, the younger Borden also got a recent looksie from the Jets. Instead of face paint, a trenchcoat and a baseball bat, the NFL hopeful dons eye black, shoulder pads and catching gloves.“It’s never bothered me. It’s actually been one of those things that has pushed me my entire life,” Borden Jr. told the Kansas City Star. “You see what your dad has done, you want to beat him out.“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. 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.”"

Best of luck to Borden in his attempt at an NFL roster spot. Hey, who knows, if the whole football thing doesn’t work out, there’s always the WWE, right?

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