Patriots rookie TE Eli Raridon announces death of newborn son after fatal birth defect diagnosis

New England Patriots rookie tight end Eli Raridon and his wife, Anna, announced the loss of their first child on Tuesday afternoon. The couple shared a post on Instagram and announced that, after going in for a 20-week checkup, their son had been diagnosed with anencephaly. The fatal birth defect, according to the Cleveland Clinic, occurs when the fetal brain and skull doesn’t develop as expected. This typically ends in a miscarriage. View this post on Instagram “While we are absolutely devastated that we were unable to bring our baby boy home, I am grateful to have loved him deeply,...