Patriots’ rookie Kyle Williams: ‘Blessing’ to play with favorite receiver

FOXBORO Patriots rookie wide receiver Kyle Williams is learning from the best at least in his opinion Veteran wide receiver Stefon Diggs has constantly been Williams favorite wide receiver the rookie revealed to the media Saturday So he described playing next to Diggs as a blessing and a God gift Related Articles Patriots new pass-rusher could bolster Mike Vrabel s defense with breakout How Drake Maye has surprised impressed his new Patriots center Patriots young defender excited to play with violence in new defense Patriots tease new Rivalries alternate uniform reveal debut date Patriots WR Kayshon Boutte looking to build on last season s improvements Diggs first came on Williams radar when the veteran wide receiver was coming out of the University of Maryland in Williams caught a highlight video of Diggs and just kept watching it every day And now look at look at us nowadays Williams noted Williams who was born in Baltimore but grew up in Inglewood Calif was just years old at the time I mean he was just different Williams stated You know he was crafty I mean it was like something about him that just stuck out to me and then I just gravitated towards him Williams reported he hasn t tried to make Diggs feel old by telling him he was his favorite wide receiver growing up Once he s retired then I got him Williams commented There s a nine-year age gap between Diggs and Williams The two wide receivers shared snaps in the Patriots first gang offense on Saturday