The abrupt news that Eric Wood’s career was suddenly over following the discovery of a troubling neck injury has left both a void on the field and in the locker room. Knowing how much rosters change from one season to the next, Wood was viewed as a stalwart as both a player and leader. So how do the Bills go about filling the holes the ninth-year lineman leaves behind?
“It’s a big void,” admitted Bills GM Brandon Beane. “You know what leadership he brought. There’s a reason we re-signed him in August and extended him two years.