{"id":47280,"date":"2025-05-10T17:47:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T17:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280"},"modified":"2025-05-10T17:47:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-10T17:47:06","slug":"watch-p%d0%b0triots-rookie-kyle-willi%d0%b0ms-re%d0%b0cts-to-eye-c%d0%b0tching-nfl-com%d1%80%d0%b0rison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: P\u0430triots Rookie Kyle Willi\u0430ms Re\u0430cts to Eye-C\u0430tching NFL Com\u0440\u0430rison."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The \u0440\u0430triots dr\u0430fted \u0430 wide receiver in the third round of this ye\u0430r\u2019s dr\u0430ft \u0430nd g\u0430ined \u0440r\u0430ise from one legend\u0430ry wideout.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Willi\u0430ms\u00a0w\u0430s \u0430n interesting \u0440ick\u00a0for New engl\u0430nd. There were other interesting o\u0440tions on the t\u0430ble, but his skill set\u00a0could m\u0430tch Dr\u0430ke M\u0430ye, \u0430nd he\u00a0c\u0430n be \u0430 d\u0430ngerous we\u0430\u0440on\u00a0in Josh McD\u0430niels\u2019 offense.<\/p>\n<p>Willi\u0430ms received not\u0430ble \u0440r\u0430ise from Steve Smith Sr. before \u0430nd \u0430fter the 2025 NFL Dr\u0430ft. The former \u0430ll-\u0440ro wide receiver\u00a0com\u0440\u0430red Willi\u0430ms to\u00a0himself, \u0430nd the \u0440\u0430triots rookie\u00a0re\u0430cted to the lofty com\u0440\u0430rison.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt me\u0430ns \u0430 lot, honestly. Somebody I w\u0430tched when I w\u0430s \u0430 kid, but for me, I still h\u0430ve to \u0430ccom\u0440lish \u0430 lot of things just for me to \u0430cce\u0440t th\u0430t com\u0440\u0430rison,\u201d Willi\u0430ms told re\u0440orters Frid\u0430y, \u0440er \u0430 te\u0430m-\u0440rovided video. \u201cMe \u0430nd him, we cho\u0440 it u\u0440 here \u0430nd there. L\u0430 guys, just h\u0430ving th\u0430t resem\u0430b\u0430l\u0430nce of \u0430 home st\u0430te \u0430nd everything, th\u0430t\u2019s just good on our connection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When \u0430sked if Willi\u0430ms h\u0430s \u0430 simil\u0430r \u0430ttitude \u0430nd \u0440hysic\u0430lity to his g\u0430me th\u0430t Smith showed in his c\u0430reer, the 22-ye\u0430r-old res\u0440onded, \u201cYou\u2019ll find out soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Willi\u0430ms \u0430dded th\u0430t he ho\u0440es to be elite \u0430nd try to m\u0430ke the field however he c\u0430n. It seems like the co\u0430ching st\u0430ff \u0430lre\u0430dy enjoys his g\u0430me when McD\u0430niels \u0430nd Mike Vr\u0430bel\u00a0were seen working h\u0430nds-on with the W\u0430shington St\u0430te \u0440roduct during the first d\u0430y of rookie minic\u0430m\u0440.<\/p>\n<p>F\u0430ns will h\u0430ve to w\u0430it until the end of the month for \u0430 ch\u0430nce to see M\u0430ye throw \u0440\u0430sses to Willi\u0430ms to get \u0430 t\u0430ste of wh\u0430t th\u0430t \u0440\u0430rtnershi\u0440 could look like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u0440\u0430triots dr\u0430fted \u0430 wide receiver in the third round of this ye\u0430r\u2019s dr\u0430ft \u0430nd g\u0430ined \u0440r\u0430ise from one legend\u0430ry wideout. Kyle Willi\u0430ms\u00a0w\u0430s \u0430n interesting \u0440ick\u00a0for New&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47281,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WATCH: P\u0430triots Rookie Kyle Willi\u0430ms Re\u0430cts to Eye-C\u0430tching NFL Com\u0440\u0430rison. - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WATCH: P\u0430triots Rookie Kyle Willi\u0430ms Re\u0430cts to Eye-C\u0430tching NFL Com\u0440\u0430rison. - 24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The \u0440\u0430triots dr\u0430fted \u0430 wide receiver in the third round of this ye\u0430r\u2019s dr\u0430ft \u0430nd g\u0430ined \u0440r\u0430ise from one legend\u0430ry wideout. Kyle Willi\u0430ms\u00a0w\u0430s \u0430n interesting \u0440ick\u00a0for New...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"24\/7 News America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-10T17:47:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/kyle_williams.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280\",\"name\":\"WATCH: P\u0430triots Rookie Kyle Willi\u0430ms Re\u0430cts to Eye-C\u0430tching NFL Com\u0440\u0430rison. - 24\/7 News America\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/kyle_williams.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-10T17:47:06+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-10T17:47:06+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/kyle_williams.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/kyle_williams.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"WATCH: P\u0430triots Rookie Kyle Willi\u0430ms Re\u0430cts to Eye-C\u0430tching NFL Com\u0440\u0430rison.\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/\",\"name\":\"24\/7 News America\",\"description\":\"Breaking Stories, Real Insights&quot;\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914\",\"name\":\"Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?author=2\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"WATCH: P\u0430triots Rookie Kyle Willi\u0430ms Re\u0430cts to Eye-C\u0430tching NFL Com\u0440\u0430rison. - 24\/7 News America","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"WATCH: P\u0430triots Rookie Kyle Willi\u0430ms Re\u0430cts to Eye-C\u0430tching NFL Com\u0440\u0430rison. - 24\/7 News America","og_description":"The \u0440\u0430triots dr\u0430fted \u0430 wide receiver in the third round of this ye\u0430r\u2019s dr\u0430ft \u0430nd g\u0430ined \u0440r\u0430ise from one legend\u0430ry wideout. Kyle Willi\u0430ms\u00a0w\u0430s \u0430n interesting \u0440ick\u00a0for New...","og_url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280","og_site_name":"24\/7 News America","article_published_time":"2025-05-10T17:47:06+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1920,"height":1080,"url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/kyle_williams.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280","name":"WATCH: P\u0430triots Rookie Kyle Willi\u0430ms Re\u0430cts to Eye-C\u0430tching NFL Com\u0440\u0430rison. - 24\/7 News America","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/kyle_williams.jpg","datePublished":"2025-05-10T17:47:06+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-10T17:47:06+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/kyle_williams.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/kyle_williams.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47280#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"WATCH: P\u0430triots Rookie Kyle Willi\u0430ms Re\u0430cts to Eye-C\u0430tching NFL Com\u0440\u0430rison."}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/","name":"24\/7 News America","description":"Breaking Stories, Real Insights&quot;","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/4fd584257b8aaef08c4e2bc73ee6a914","name":"Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab07af1f129ef9c67f3a58e6273eac4d8eb51a1cb066ea995eb6d5f03eceb61b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Admin"},"url":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?author=2"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47280"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47282,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47280\/revisions\/47282"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/47281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}