INDIANAPOLIS — Rookie receivers traditionally have struggled to grasp the New England Patriots’ complex offense. That transition likely would be smoother for K.J. Hill. The Ohio State product met with the Patriots on Monday at the NFL Scouting Combine and discovered his Buckeyes playbook shared many similarities with New England’s. “I definitely met with the Patriots,” Hill said Tuesday during prospect media availability. “… It went well. Mainly, we were talking about plays. I did a lot of similar things (to) their offense, and they were just trying to pick my brain about what we did. And come to find out, it was mostly the same plays. … (We talked about) motioning, seeing if it was man or zone, using option routes — definitely what (Julian) Edelman was doing. I was talking to the receivers coach (Troy Brown) about that.” The Patriots have a need for receiver depth this offseason…
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