Patriots' Drake Maye Finds Rookie TE Eli Raridon For First TD Of The Season
Drake Maye found the rookie tight end on a two-yard pass, and Eli Raridon became the first player to score in the 2026 NFL season.
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Notre Dame's Newest NFL Player Scores TD Despite None in 2025
The first touchdown of the 2026 NFL season was scored by a player who didn’t score a touchdown in the entire 2025 college football season for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. And yes, he did play for Notre Dame — he just didn’t find paydirt. It’s a cool sporting quirk, to be sure. Eli Raridon, […]
Watch Patriots' Eli Raridon Make History with TD on Video in NFL Season Opener vs. Seahawks
In the season-opening game for the NFL between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks featuring players such as Jaxon Smith-Njigba, A.J. Brown and Drake Maye, it was a rookie tight end who made history with the first touchdown of the campaign.
Patriots' Drake Maye Finds Rookie TE Eli Raridon For First TD Of The Season
It took a little longer than expected but we have our first touchdown of the 2026 season. After a pass-interference penalty set the Patriots up at the Seahawks two-yard line, Drake Maye found rookie tight end Eli Raridon for the first touchdown of the season.
That first touchdown feeling 🔥😤
Rookie TE Eli Raridon notched a trio of firsts on this touchdown catch against the Seahawks: his first in the NFL and the first touchdown of the season for both the Patriots and the entire league! #NBCSports #NFL #SundayNightFootball #EliRaridon » Watch SNF on Peacock: https://peacocktv.smart.link/v82e9dl56 » Subscribe to NFL on NBC: https://www.youtube.com/NFLonNBC?sub_confirmation=1 » Get more NFL news on NBC Sports: https://www.nbcsports.com/…
Former Iowa High School Football Standout With First TD Of NFL Season
A former Iowa high school football standout was responsible for the first points of the 2026-2027 NFL season on Wednesday night. Eli Raridon, an all-state for West Des Moines Valley High School, hauled in a two-yard pass from Drake Maye for the first touchdown of the game between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks
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