The rookie is exciting.
What is Elijah Arroyo's ethnicity? Seahawks' tight end has well-traveled upbringing originally appeared on The Sporting News
Elijah Arroyo has an exciting future ahead of him with the Seattle Seahawks.
He's a rookie tight end out of Miami, but Seattle showed its belief in him right away when they cut veteran TE Noah Fant this offseason.
Arroyo is not just the future but also the present of the position for the Seahawks.
That has fans wondering about his upbringing, so we've got some details here.
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What is Elijah Arroyo's ethnicity?
Elijah Arroyo was born in Orlando, Florida, but he did spend part of his childhood in Mexico.
His family moved there when he was 7 and lived in Cancun for five years, according to the Seahawks' official website.
From there, the Arroyo family moved to Frisco, Texas.
"I had just started playing football before I moved down there, so that was my biggest concern as a 7-year-old moving to a different country," Arroyo told the Seahawks website. "I asked my mom if they had a football team, and they said yes, they found me a football team. So I was cool with it."
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When was Elijah Arroyo drafted?
The Seahawks picked Arroyo in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
He was the No. 50 overall pick out of the University of Miami.
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