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Who will fill Bills' leadership void left by Fred Jackson?

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  • Mike Rodak, ESPN Staff Writer Close
    • Previously covered the Patriots for ESPNBoston.com
    • Providence College graduate
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Shortly after practice Monday, Fred Jackson's stall in the Buffalo Bills' locker room sat mostly empty, his nameplate removed and a small stack of fan mail left on a shelf.

Gone with Jackson is a captain and leader, the Bills' second-longest tenured current player who led the pregame huddle and was a trusted voice when trouble struck.