Jerome Bettis was a consummate Pittsburgh Steelers bruiser during his playing days. His son, Jerome Bettis Jr., doesn't play the same running back position as his father, but he's turning heads at Notre Dame's spring practices.
"Notre Dame's winner of the 'biggest transformation from Year 1 to Year 2' award might be Jerome Bettis Jr.," On3 reporter Jack Soble wrote Friday on X. "The redshirt freshman WR (and, of course, son of the legendary RB) added significant muscle over the offseason and looks like a completely different player."
Bettis arrived in South Bend, at his father's alma mater, rated as a three-star receiver by On3, Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports. He was a two-way player at Georgia's Woodward Academy, hauling in 36 passes for 630 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior. He also had 47 tackles, two forced fumbles and three interceptions on the other side of the ball.
Bettis played in one game as a college freshman last season, catching one pass for six yards in the fourth quarter against Navy.
If you don't feel old yet, Bettis is the same child that his father shared a moment with during his Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement speech in 2015.
"In closing, I wish to leave one last message to my son," the elder Bettis said. "Son, there is not much that I can give you that's more important than our good name, so don't screw it up."
Bettis played 10 seasons for the Steelers, rumbling for 10,571 yards and 78 touchdowns. Only fellow Pro Football Hall of Famer Franco Harris (11,950) had more rushing yards in black and gold.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now : Steelers Legend's Son Shows Up Jacked to College Football Spring Practices
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