MINNEAPOLIS — Milton Williams stood inside the visitor’s locker room at U.S. Bank Stadium, one stall down from fellow defensive tackle Christian Barmore, and thought about the future.

Williams played sparingly in the Patriots' 20-12 preseason win over the Vikings , and Barmore didn’t play at all. But the big-ticket free agent signed this offseason has seen enough this summer to have a sense for what kind of impact they can make as a pair when the regular season begins.

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“I already told him,” Williams said, “it's gonna be how it was last year with me and [Eagles defensive tackle] Jalen Carter. They’re going to have to pick where they're going to slide to. Somebody's gonna be 1-on-1, you know?

“We’ve been on each

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