Not every athlete can relate to the pressure that comes with being the son of a former NFL great.

For four members of Notre Dame’s wide receiver corps, all they have to do is look around the room.

Sophomore Jerome Bettis Jr. is the son of the legendary Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis, freshman Devin Fitzgerald is the son of Arizona Cardinals Hall of Fame wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, freshman Kaydon Finley is the son of Super Bowl-winning former Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley, and sophomore Elijah Burress is the son of Super Bowl-winning New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress.

The four Fighting Irish wide receivers and their famous dads spoke with NBC’s Anne Thompson on TODAY Oct. 9 about their bond.

“We do understand that it comes with a different type of weight with the last names that we have,” Bettis Jr. said.

“We’re all creating kind of our own legacy,” Kaydon Finley said.

“It’s just cool having a few of those guys on the team with you that you can always talk to and share experiences with,” Devin Fitzgerald said.

There was no grand plan to have the progeny of NFL greats join the same college team — it just worked out that way.

“We get to play at the highest level on the field, and we’re a top-ranked academic school as well,” Devin Fitzgerald said. “I think that’s what all these NFL greats saw, and that’s why there’s so many of us sons here.”

“To be able to leave here from a university as prestigious as this with the degree, I think it just sets you up for success,” Larry Fitzgerald said. “And so I’m not going to lie, yeah, it’s important that he graduates.”

“I want him to be a better version of me,” Jerome Bettis Sr. said about his son.

While the elder Bettis played at Notre Dame himself, Fitzgerald starred at the University of Pittsburgh, Burress at Michigan State and Finley at Texas. Now they all can be seen wearing the blue and gold of the Fighting Irish.

“It wasn’t easy to start,” Plaxico Burress said of wearing Notre Dame gear. “I mean, you’ve got to understand. I went to Michigan State, and it was a big rivalry. When I wore my Notre Dame jersey to the Michigan State game, I think that said a lot in itself. So I’m all in.”

“It doesn’t change my love and appreciation for my university,” Larry Fitzgerald said. “I’m gonna rock my Notre Dame gear, and and I just want him to know I’m always with him, no matter what.”

The four young receivers shared some of the advice their fathers have given them as they hope to join the ranks of the 622 Notre Dame players who have gone on to play in the NFL.

“I would say my dad’s favorite quote he always tells me is ‘control the controllables,’” Devin Fitzgerald said.

“One thing that he always told me growing up is, ‘Just don’t give them a reason.’ You can’t give people a reason to write you off,” Elijah Burress said.

“He spoke to me and he said that he didn’t have much to give me except our last name, so there’s a certain way I have to carry myself, knowing that,” Jerome Bettis Jr. said.

The four receivers are also hoping to achieve something only one of their famous fathers ever achieved — winning a national championship. Jermichael Finley was part of the Texas team that claimed the 2005 national title.

Notre Dame is currently ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 as it seeks its first national championship since 1988. The Fighting Irish look to improve to 6-0 when they take on Stanford (2-3) on Oct. 10 on NBC and Peacock.