WATCH: Julio who? Calvin Ridley torching New Orleans Saints defense
By Keith Farner
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Calvin Ridley turned in his first 100-yard receiving performance in just his third NFL game.
The former Alabama standout is a budding star for the Atlanta Falcons, and he showed why on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. With 2:07 left in the first half, Ridley already had five catches for 129 yards and two touchdowns. But the 75-yard scoring strike down the sideline was a memorable one.
In that half alone, Ridley showed why the Falcons picked him No. 26 overall in this spring’s NFL Draft, and why Matt Ryan and the Falcons have an imposing passing game with fellow former Alabama star Julio Jones on the other side.
¡CALVIN RIDLEY! 5 recepciones, 2 TD’s y 129 yardas 😱💥🏈
Los @AtlantaFalcons se adelantan en el marcador 7-14 gracias a un pase de 75 yardas de Matt Ryan #NOvsATL #InBrotherhood pic.twitter.com/6VBu6uRy2d
— NFL México (@nflmx) September 23, 2018
Here was his first TD catch of the day complete with a Fortnite celebration:
Calvin Ridley making it look easy pic.twitter.com/oGhy5NDEEv
— Tony Tsoukalas (@Tony_Tsoukalas) September 23, 2018
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
