It took just one week of practice for Jared Wilson to insert himself into the New England Patriots ’ starting offensive line line.

Despite spending the entire spring limited, the 21-year-old rookie made a strong impression rather quickly to earn the opportunities.

“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,” head coach Mike Vrabel said Friday. “I think we talked about the players that don’t participate in practice but have the ability to stay engaged with the installation and stay up with the installation, and he did that through the spring.

“He wasn’t able to be out there physically, but was able to l

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