Jared Wilson, a rookie, made a strong impression to secure a spot in the New England Patriots' starting offensive line after just one week of practice. Despite limited participation in the spring, he learned all the interior line positions and showed his versatility during training camp. Head coach Mike Vrabel emphasized the importance of taking advantage of opportunities. Wilson expressed the need to earn respect from teammates while acknowledging the positive feedback received from the coaching staff. He demonstrated his skills with impressive performances against strong interior pass rushers.
"Nothing's set in stone with the roster or the lineup - but certainly want to give Jared the opportunity that he's deserved, which I think is to be out there with the ones in the last couple days and going forward into next week."
"He wasn't able to be out there physically, but was able to learn all the interior line positions and then really got off to a good start here in training camp."
"It's a great thing, especially coming from Vrabel, a guy who's played 14 years in this league. That's a good thing to hear, but at the end of the day, you got to come into work every day, still got to earn it, still going to prove to your teammates that you're worthy of it."
"To open camp, Wilson has taken advantage of his opportunities. That was especially true during some dominant 1-on-1 wins last week against New England's top interior pass rush duo of Christian Barmore and Milton Williams."
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