Saints rookie tight end Adam Trautman scored his first touchdown as a pro Sunday when he hauled in one of Drew Brees’ four touchdown passes in New Orleans’ win against Tampa Bay.
"It felt amazing,” Trautman said. “You know, I didn't know what it was going to feel like when I finally caught my first one, but if I could draw it up anyway, that's how I'd do it.
“And obviously to catch your first touchdown from Drew Brees is something special, and especially in a game of that magnitude as well. So yeah, obviously, I was very excited. Hopefully it showed on TV."
Trautamn was so excited that he almost forgot to save the ball.
“Yeah, (Jared) Cook actually grabbed it for me. Because I kind of forgot, to be honest, after I spiked it,” he said.
As excited as he was, many of Trautman’s family and friends seemed even more excited for the former Dayton standout.
"I think I had like, 100, I don't know what it was, like 110 texts. Obviously, all social media, blowing up as well,” he said. “My phone was like frozen, it felt like draft night again, honestly, when my phone was frozen.”
Trautman said that ironically his first NFL touchdown came via the same route he ran when he scored his touchdown in college.
“Funny thing is, it was actually on a stick (route) too,” he said. “So, same exact route, just on the left side. So yeah, that's how that first college touchdown happened."