Saints waive WR Brock Rechsteiner, who faces 6-game suspension to open season
New Orleans is waiving wide receiver Brock Rechsteiner, and per Ari Meirov the son of WWE Hall of Famer Scott Steiner must serve a six-game suspension to start the 2026 season.
The New Orleans Saints are waiving wide receiver Brock Rechsteiner, and the move comes with a discipline overlay: per Ari Meirov, the son of WWE Hall of Famer Scott Steiner must serve a six-game suspension to open the 2026 season.
MySportsUpdate (@MySportsUpdate): The #Saints waived WR Brock Rechsteiner, the son of WWE Hall Of Famer Scott Steiner, as @nick_underhill said. He has to serve a 6-game suspended to start the season.
Rechsteiner's roster fate and his suspension are separate threads. The Saints are trimming the roster to 53, and the six-game ban means that even if he clears waivers and returns to New Orleans' practice squad, or is claimed elsewhere, he cannot be active for the first six weeks of the regular season. The reporting traces to Nick Underhill on the Saints beat, with Meirov surfacing the suspension length.
For a depth receiver, the combination of a waiver and a defined suspension window closes the book on Rechsteiner's early-season availability regardless of where he lands. New Orleans continues to reshape its receiver room during cutdown weekend, and the 6-game absence removes one names from the immediate competition for a roster spot.