Eric Wood
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Eric Wood (born March 18, 1986) is a former American football center.
He played college football at the University of Louisville and was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft (28th overall) by the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL).
Wood played nine seasons in the NFL, including a Pro Bowl appearance, before retiring following the 2017 season due to a neck injury.
High school career
Wood played for both the tackle and guard positions at Elder High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Over the past two seasons, his team went 28–2, including two straight state titles. Wood started all 15 games at offensive tackle in his senior year and received first-team All-League awards after playing tight ends as a freshman.
Wood, who was deemed a two-star recruit by both Rivals.com and Scout.com, was not ranked among the nation's top offensive line prospects. He preferred Louisville over Bowling Green, Ohio, Cincinnati, Indiana, and Columbia.
College career
Wood started all 12 games at center for the Cardinals in 2005 after redshirting his first year at Louisville. Rivals.com, Sporting News, and College Football News honoured him as Freshman All-American honors. Wood was a superb student and received Academic All-Big East accolades as well.
Wood played well in both his sophomore and junior seasons, beginning with 13 and 12 games respectively. With an average of 488.0 yards per game, led by quarterback Brian Brohm, the 2007 Cardinals offense ranked sixth nationally. Wood has been recognized in both years and again in his senior season. He had 49 consecutive starts at center, his second longest streak in school history behind Travis Leffew (51, 2002–05).
Professional career
Wood, alongside Alex Mack, was dubbed one of the top centers in the 2009 NFL Draft. He has been compared to Brad Meester of The Sporting News, but scouts like Mike Webster of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tim Grunhard of the Kansas City Chiefs like him to the NFL's old time centers.
The Buffalo Bills selected Wood with the 28th pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, using the pick obtained from the Philadelphia Eagles through a trade for Jason Peters. Mack was the first center drafted in round one since the 1983 NFL Draft, with Dave Rimington and Don Mosebar picking Mack with the 21st pick by the Cleveland Browns for the first time since the 1983 NFL Draft.
Wood was voted on to start at right guard in his rookie season. He was the first to play for two rookie starters (him, and second round pick Andy Levitre at left guard) and no players returned to the same position. Wood signed a five-year deal with the Bills on July 28, 2009, reportedly worth more than $12 million.
Wood jumped right into center Geoff Hangartner, with Levitre at left guard. In the fourth quarter of a 18-15 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, Wood fractured his tibia and fibula. Wood underwent season-ending surgery in a Jacksonville hospital but did not return to Buffalo with the team. On November 24, 2009, he was added to the wounded reserve list.
Wood told the Buffalo Bills on March 30, 2010 that his leg was doing well and that it had a 80% chance of being ready for training camp. He played in 14 games in the 2010 NFL season, but only the Steelers and Vikings games were postponed due to an ankle injury. Wood, Hangartner at center, and Levitre at left guard were all playing together in the middle of the Bills: Wood at right guard, Hangartner at center, and Levitre at left guard.
Wood was switched to center in 2011 between Levitre and new starting right guard Kraig Urbik. These three players have played a vital role in the Bills' revival, led by quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick at quarterback and quarterback Fred Jackson at running back. However, he was hurt in game 9 and did not play the remainder of the year, and Urbik and Colin Brown followed him after being displaced first.
Wood was named as one of the Bills' Man of the Year and a candidate for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award in 2015.
Wood was diagnosed with a fractured leg while playing against the Seattle Seahawks on November 7, 2016. Wood will be out for the remainder of the season despite the Bills' warning that the injury will keep him out for the remainder of the season. On November 14, 2016, he was put on injured reserve.
Wood signed a two-year, $16 million contract extension with the Bills on August 26, 2017.
Wood said he had failed his end-of-season physical and would not be able to play professional football on January 26, 2018, the Bills' first playoff appearance since 1999. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the cause of the failed physical, a neck injury, was partially due to wear and tear, but also a "complex medical situation" (Wood later said that the disc between his second and third vertebraes had fallen dangerously close to his spinal cord, which he suspects occurred during the 2017 season's week 6 game. Wood had played through the entire 2017 season, handling every offensive snap that year without missing one. He had intended to wait until the 2018 Pro Bowl to announce his injury; he had been named as an alternate to the game and did not consider his health to be a hindrance to playing in the game. The injury had leaked to the media two days before the game, and the two Pro Bowlers who were assigned to the AFC also participated in the game. He and the Bills reached an injury settlement on May 31, 2018 and was officially announced.
Post-playing career
Wood began as a columnist for The Athletic in September 2018. Mark Kelso was promoted to color commentator on the Buffalo Bills Radio Network in 2019.