{"id":344,"date":"2026-05-14T20:34:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=344"},"modified":"2026-05-14T20:34:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T20:34:48","slug":"everything-is-what-jared-wilson-likes-about-switching-from-left-guard-to-center-in-his-second-season-with-the-patriots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=344","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Everything\u2019 is what Jared Wilson likes about switching from left guard to center in his second season with the Patriots"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>FOXBOROUGH \u2014 For Jared Wilson, it\u2019s a case of new year, old position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With the Patriots\u2019 offseason decision to part ways with veteran center Garrett Bradbury, Wilson \u2014 who was a center in college at Georgia before spending his rookie season at left guard in New England \u2014 is poised to return to his old spot in the middle of the offensive line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=342\">Bill to reduce maximum misdemeanor sentences by one day passes Rhode Island Senate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Asked Thursday what he likes most about playing center, the 22-year-old had a quick response. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>\u201cEverything,\u201d he said. \u201cI like it all. Can\u2019t give you one thing. Everything.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After starting 12 games at center for Georgia in 2024, the 6-foot-3-inch, 310-pounder started 16 games (13 regular-season, three playoff) for the Patriots last year at left guard. He\u2019s cognizant of the nuances involved when switching along the interior. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMoving from guard to center, people say you\u2019ve got to know all three positions in the interior offensive line, and that\u2019s a very true statement. But it was very different,\u201d he said during a break in the offseason program at Gillette Stadium. \u201cI was there before, played in college, so I\u2019m comfortable. But there\u2019s always things to learn. Always new things to learn. Things to tweak.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>That being said, Wilson also sounds up for the challenge for several reasons, not the least of which is that he has a year\u2019s worth of experience in Josh McDaniels\u2019s offense. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHaving a year under my belt, that kind of helps him with the vocalization part of [the move to center],\u201d he said. \u201cJust knowing the guys in the room. We\u2019ve been together for a year, so it\u2019s easier to kind of communicate with everybody in the room because you know everybody. We\u2019ve got some good guys, but everybody\u2019s great when it comes to communicating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cJosh\u2019s playbook is one of the \u2026 it was tough last year. It took me a whole year to figure out that playbook. But just getting thrown into the fire Year 1, and just having to just go and go and go, it definitely makes you grow. Matures you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That sort of maturity, as well as the position switch, likely means a greater leadership role for Wilson. He said if you\u2019re going to be a leader, there\u2019s only one way to go about it: be authentic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=340\">Vice President Vance visits Maine to tout administration\u2019s crackdown on benefit fraud<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cJust be me,\u201d he said. \u201cDon\u2019t try and be too much.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<div><span>Related<span>: <\/span><\/span>Kevin Byard and Romeo Doubs would welcome the Patriots acquiring A.J. Brown<\/div>\n<p><span>Wilson noted that the chance to work more closely with quarterback Drake Maye represents a \u201cfull-circle moment,\u201d as Wilson initially committed to play with Maye at North Carolina before switching to Georgia.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI remember us talking about it a couple weeks ago, he said with a smile. \u201dIt\u2019s just like, \u2018Dang, we committed North Carolina together, and were this close to getting there, and then [I] veered off to Georgia, and now we\u2019re both here.\u2019 It all worked out this great.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Wilson\u2019s move to center isn\u2019t the only change up front for the Patriots. Free agent acquisition Alijah Vera-Tucker is expected to take Wilson\u2019s old spot at left guard. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cAlijah\u2019s a great dude. Love him,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cAn athletic freak. Crazy smart, smart player. He\u2019s going to be a great guy to have in the room.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And the Patriots used draft picks on offensive tackles Caleb Lomu (first round) and Dametrious Crownover (sixth). A year removed from his rookie campaign, what advice would Wilson give to first-year players looking to make their mark up front? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cJust take it day by day,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a lot, they\u2019re here all day long. It\u2019s just going to be long days, long weeks. Just take it day by day and have fun with it. It\u2019s a blessing that we\u2019re in this building, or on any one of the 32 teams. It\u2019s a blessing to be there. It\u2019s hard. You\u2019re going to get your butt kicked some days, but it\u2019ll all be worth it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=338\">Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel\u2019s Hawaii trip included \u2018VIP snorkel\u2019 at a Pearl Harbor memorial<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wilson was a center in college at Georgia before spending his rookie season at left guard in New England. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Everything\u2019 is what Jared Wilson likes about switching from left guard to center in his second season with the Patriots - 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