{
  "id": 6515487,
  "title": "Patriots rookie tight end Eli Raridon scores first TD of NFL season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/patriots-rookie-tight-end-eli-raridon-scores-first-td-of-nfl-season",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-10T01:19:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/patriots-rookie-tight-end-eli-011930136.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New England Patriots tight end Eli Raridon made history on Wednesday by scoring the first touchdown of the NFL season. The rookie, selected in the third round out of Notre Dame, caught a two-yard pass from quarterback Drake Maye in the second quarter to give the Patriots a 7-0 lead over the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. The touchdown was set up by a pass interference call on Seattle when Maye attempted to connect with A.J. Brown on a flea-flicker play. Raridon, a tight end with limited experience, had only 58 receptions and three touchdowns in four years at Notre Dame, with his best season coming last year when he caught 32 passes for 482 yards but fell short of the end zone. Meanwhile, Seattle was without their starting quarterback, Sam Darnold, who suffered a hip injury early in the game. Quarterback Drew Lock, who was listed as questionable to return, took over the position for Seattle.",
  "summary": "A third-round pick out of Notre Dame, New England TE Eli Raridon caught a pass for the first touchdown of the NFL season.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Live Coverage: Patriots open season with Super Bowl rematch against Seahawks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/live-coverage-patriots-open-season-with-super-bowl-rematch-against",
        "published": "2026-09-10T00:35:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}