After a breakout preseason, undrafted receiver Efton Chism III had to wait six weeks into the season before he made his NFL debut for the New England Patriots. His moment finally came on Sunday, though Chism didn't run out to catch any passes from Drake Maye in the Patriots' 25-19 win over the Saints in New Orleans.

Chism was mostly featured as a kickoff return man on special teams on Sunday. But the lack of playing time on offense didn't matter to Chism. He was all smiles as he spoke about his NFL debut Monday back in Foxboro.

"It felt great to get out there and get things rolling, anything I can do to help the team," Chism told reporters inside Gillette Stadium. "It was pretty special."

Chism made New England's 53-man roster out of training camp, but he hadn't cracked the game-day ros

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