Tim Graham of The Buffalo News has created a countdown of his top 25 players in the AFC East, beginning here in Buffalo at number 25 with Eric Wood. Obviously, it's difficult to measure Wood's success with statistics, but it does say something that Graham would list him despite the fact that he played in only nine games last season. Wood has suffered some major setbacks in his short career, including a compound fracture of his leg as well as a torn ACL.
Although injuries have slowed him down, Wood continues to demonstrate that he is one of the more underrated offensive linemen in the NFL. He committed only one holding penalty last season before his injury, and ProFootballFocus.com tallied no sacks against him. Hopefully for the Bills, Wood will remain healthy for a full 16 game schedule. At center, he is their anchor up front and a lot of their success on offense hinges on his ability to lead that offensive line.
There are sure to be more Bills on Graham's list. Be sure to check in with Graham's online blog, Press Coverage, every day until training camp for various Bills information, and of course, the remainder of the countdown.
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