Facing a 4th-and-1 inside the red area, New England Patriots quarterback Ben Wooldridge’s arm was hit as he went to throw. A fluttered ball still ended up in the hands of undrafted wide receiver Efton Chism III, who then shrugged off a defender to find the end zone from 11 yards out.

The play highlighted a key strength of Chism’s game that stood out to his head coach.

“His play strength stood out to me on the sideline,” Mike Vrabel said postgame. “The way he blocks, his ability to catch the ball in traffic — the ball was basically tipped or bobbled coming out of Ben’s hand — and kind of ran through a tackle and ran through contact. Then we threw him a screen. So, those were all positive things. His play strength to me is what stood out.”

Chism went on to lead New England in targets (eig

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