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Wood</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Eric_Wood_Bills70.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="refer to caption" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Eric_Wood_Bills70.jpg/220px-Eric_Wood_Bills70.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="260" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Eric_Wood_Bills70.jpg/330px-Eric_Wood_Bills70.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Eric_Wood_Bills70.jpg/440px-Eric_Wood_Bills70.jpg 2x" data-file-width="890" data-file-height="1050" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Wood in 2013</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">No. 70</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Position:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Center_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Center (American football)">Center</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Born:</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1986-03-18</span>) </span>March 18, 1986<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 38)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Height:</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">Weight:</th><td class="infobox-data">310 lb (141 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">High school:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Elder_High_School" title="Elder High School">Elder</a> (Cincinnati)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">College:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_football" title="Louisville Cardinals football">Louisville</a> (2004–2008)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width: 40%;">NFL draft:</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_draft" title="2009 NFL draft">2009</a> / round: 1 / pick: 28</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career history <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a> (<a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_season" title="2009 NFL season">2009</a>–<a href="/wiki/2017_NFL_season" title="2017 NFL season">2017</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career highlights and awards <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left; line-height: 1.4em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> (<a href="/wiki/2016_Pro_Bowl" title="2016 Pro Bowl">2015</a>)</li> <li>First-team Freshman <a href="/wiki/All-America" title="All-America">All-American</a> (2005)</li> <li>Second-team All-<a href="/wiki/Big_East_Conference_(1979%E2%80%932013)" title="Big East Conference (1979–2013)">Big East</a> (2006)</li> <li>2× First-team All-Big East (2007, 2008)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="line-height: 1.5em; background: #DCDCDC; border: 2px solid #DCDCDC;">Career NFL statistics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Games played:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">120</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: right; width:50%;">Games started:</th><td class="infobox-data" style="padding-left:3px;">120</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="padding-left:3px;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WoodEr20.htm">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Reference" title="Pro Football Reference">Pro Football Reference</a></b></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Eric Wood</b> (born March 18, 1986) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> player who was a <a href="/wiki/Center_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Center (American football)">center</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL). He played <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Louisville_Cardinals_football" title="Louisville Cardinals football">Louisville Cardinals</a> and was selected in the first round of the <a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_draft" title="2009 NFL draft">2009 NFL draft</a> by the Bills with the 28th overall pick. Wood played nine seasons in the NFL, including a <a href="/wiki/2016_Pro_Bowl" title="2016 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> appearance, before retiring following the 2017 season due to a neck injury.<sup id="cite_ref-retire_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retire-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 2019, he has been the color commentator and analyst on the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills_Radio_Network" title="Buffalo Bills Radio Network">Buffalo Bills Radio Network</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Wood&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wood attended <a href="/wiki/Elder_High_School" title="Elder High School">Elder High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati, Ohio">Cincinnati, Ohio</a>, where he played both the <a href="/wiki/Offensive_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive tackle">tackle</a> and guard positions. His team went 28–2 over the last two seasons, including two consecutive state titles. After playing <a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">tight end</a> as a junior, Wood started all 15 games at offensive tackle in his senior year and earned first-team All-League honors. </p><p>Considered a two-star recruit by both <i><a href="/wiki/Rivals.com" title="Rivals.com">Rivals.com</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Scout.com" title="Scout.com">Scout.com</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-Rivals_Recruiting_Profile_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rivals_Recruiting_Profile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Scout_Recruiting_Profile_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Scout_Recruiting_Profile-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wood was not ranked among the nation's top offensive line prospects. He chose Louisville over <a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green_State_University" title="Bowling Green State University">Bowling Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio_University" title="Ohio University">Ohio</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Cincinnati" title="University of Cincinnati">Cincinnati</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_University_(Bloomington)" class="mw-redirect" title="Indiana University (Bloomington)">Indiana</a> and <a href="/wiki/Columbia_University" title="Columbia University">Columbia</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="College_career">College career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Wood&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: College career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After <a href="/wiki/Redshirt_(college_sports)" title="Redshirt (college sports)">redshirting</a> his initial year at Louisville, Wood started all 12 games at <a href="/wiki/Center_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Center (American football)">center</a> for the <a href="/wiki/2005_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2005 Louisville Cardinals football team">Cardinals in 2005</a>. He earned Freshman All-American honors by <i>Rivals.com</i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News">Sporting News</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/College_Football_News" title="College Football News">College Football News</a></i>. Wood was an excellent student, earned Academic All-Big East accolades as well. </p><p>Wood remained Louisville's starting center in his sophomore and junior seasons, starting all 13 and 12 games, respectively. Led by <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> <a href="/wiki/Brian_Brohm" title="Brian Brohm">Brian Brohm</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2007_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="2007 Louisville Cardinals football team">2007 Cardinals</a> offense ranked sixth nationally with an average of 488.0 yards per game. Wood earned All-Big East honors in both years, and again in his senior season. He finished his career with 49 consecutive starts at center, the second-longest streak in school history behind <a href="/wiki/Travis_Leffew" title="Travis Leffew">Travis Leffew</a> (51, 2002–05). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Wood&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Alongside <a href="/wiki/Alex_Mack" title="Alex Mack">Alex Mack</a>, Wood was considered one of the best centers available in the <a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_draft" title="2009 NFL draft">2009 NFL draft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CBS_center_ranking_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBS_center_ranking-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has been compared to <a href="/wiki/Brad_Meester" title="Brad Meester">Brad Meester</a> by <i>The Sporting News</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-TSNprofile_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TSNprofile-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but his instincts and "nastiness" on the field had scouts comparing him to the NFL's old time centers like <a href="/wiki/Mike_Webster" title="Mike Webster">Mike Webster</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tim_Grunhard" title="Tim Grunhard">Tim Grunhard</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Chiefs" title="Kansas City Chiefs">Kansas City Chiefs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CBS_draft_profile_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBS_draft_profile-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wood was selected with the 28th pick of the <a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_draft" title="2009 NFL draft">2009 NFL draft</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills" title="Buffalo Bills">Buffalo Bills</a>, using the pick acquired from the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a> via a trade for <a href="/wiki/Jason_Peters" title="Jason Peters">Jason Peters</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With Mack being selected with the 21st pick by the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a>, at marked the first time two centers were drafted in round one since the <a href="/wiki/1983_NFL_draft" title="1983 NFL draft">1983 NFL draft</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Dave_Rimington" title="Dave Rimington">Dave Rimington</a> and <a href="/wiki/Don_Mosebar" title="Don Mosebar">Don Mosebar</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption>Pre-draft measurables </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Height</th> <th>Weight</th> <th>Arm length</th> <th>Hand span</th> <th><a href="/wiki/40-yard_dash" title="40-yard dash">40-yard dash</a></th> <th>10-yard split</th> <th>20-yard split</th> <th><a href="/wiki/20-yard_shuttle" class="mw-redirect" title="20-yard shuttle">20-yard shuttle</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Three-cone_drill" title="Three-cone drill">Three-cone drill</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Vertical_jump" title="Vertical jump">Vertical jump</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/Standing_long_jump" title="Standing long jump">Broad jump</a></th> <th><a href="/wiki/NFL_Scouting_Combine#Bench_press_records" title="NFL Scouting Combine">Bench press</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 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class="nowrap">30 reps</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="13">All values from <a href="/wiki/NFL_Combine" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Combine">NFL Combine</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In his rookie season, Wood was counted on to start at right guard. He joined a completely retooled Bills offensive line that was expected to feature two rookie starters—him, and second round pick <a href="/wiki/Andy_Levitre" title="Andy Levitre">Andy Levitre</a> at left guard—and no players returning to the same position. On July 28, 2009, Wood signed a five-year contract with the Bills, reportedly worth more than $12 million.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Eric_Wood_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Eric_Wood_2016.jpg/220px-Eric_Wood_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Eric_Wood_2016.jpg/330px-Eric_Wood_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Eric_Wood_2016.jpg/440px-Eric_Wood_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1680" data-file-height="1836" /></a><figcaption>Wood in 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>Wood immediately became the Bills starting right <a href="/wiki/Offensive_guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive guard">offensive guard</a> next to center <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Hangartner" title="Geoff Hangartner">Geoff Hangartner</a>, with Levitre at left guard.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 22, 2009, in his 10th game, Wood fractured his <a href="/wiki/Tibia" title="Tibia">tibia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fibula" title="Fibula">fibula</a> in the fourth quarter of an 18–15 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Jacksonville_Jaguars" title="Jacksonville Jaguars">Jacksonville Jaguars</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after Jaguars <a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">defensive tackle</a> <a href="/wiki/Montavious_Stanley" title="Montavious Stanley">Montavious Stanley</a> ran into Wood's leg.<sup id="cite_ref-GrahamESPN_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GrahamESPN-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wood underwent season-ending surgery in a Jacksonville hospital and did not return to Buffalo with the team. He was placed on the injured reserve list on November 24, 2009. </p><p>On March 30, 2010, Wood told the Buffalo Bills that his leg was healing well and that he gave it an 80% chance to be ready for training camp.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He eventually started 14 games in the <a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010 NFL season</a>, missing only <a href="/wiki/2010_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2010 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Steelers</a> and <a href="/wiki/2010_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="2010 Minnesota Vikings season">Vikings</a> games because of an ankle injury.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bills were playing the same trio up the middle: Wood at right guard, Hangartner at center, and Levitre at left guard.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2011, Wood was switched to center, between Levitre and new starting right guard <a href="/wiki/Kraig_Urbik" title="Kraig Urbik">Kraig Urbik</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These three have been instrumental in the resurgence in the Bills offense, led by <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Fitzpatrick" title="Ryan Fitzpatrick">Ryan Fitzpatrick</a> at <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fred_Jackson_(running_back)" title="Fred Jackson (running back)">Fred Jackson</a> at <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a>. However, he was hurt in game 9 and did not play the rest of the year, replaced first by Urbik and then by <a href="/wiki/Colin_Brown_(American_football)" title="Colin Brown (American football)">Colin Brown</a>. </p><p>In 2015, the NFL announced Wood as one of the 32 players honored as the Bills' <i>Man of the Year</i> and eligible to win the <i><a href="/wiki/Walter_Payton_NFL_Man_of_the_Year_Award" title="Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award">Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was reported that Wood suffered a broken leg playing in a game against the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seattle Seahawks</a> on November 7, 2016. The Bills reported that this injury would keep Wood out for the remainder of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was placed on injured reserve on November 14, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 26, 2017, Wood signed a two-year, $16 million contract extension with the Bills.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 26, 2018, after the Bills made their first playoff appearance since <a href="/wiki/1999_NFL_season" title="1999 NFL season">1999</a>, Wood announced that he had failed his end-of-season physical and would no longer be cleared to play professional football.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Adam_Schefter" title="Adam Schefter">Adam Schefter</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a></i> said the cause of the failed physical, a neck injury, was partially due to wear and tear, but also part of a "complicated medical situation" (Wood later specified that the disc between his second and third vertebrae had come dangerously close to his spinal cord, which he suspected happened during the week 6 game of the 2017 season).<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wood had played through the entire 2017 season, handling every offensive snap that year without missing any.<sup id="cite_ref-retire_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-retire-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had intended to wait until after the <a href="/wiki/2018_Pro_Bowl" title="2018 Pro Bowl">2018 Pro Bowl</a> to announce the injury; he had been designated as an alternate to the game and did not consider his condition to be a hindrance to playing in the game. News of the injury had leaked to the press two days before the game, and the two Pro Bowlers named to the position for the AFC both played in the game.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He reached an injury settlement with the Bills on May 31, 2018, and was officially released.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Post-playing_career">Post-playing career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Wood&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Post-playing career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 2018, Wood signed on as a columnist for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Athletic" title="The Athletic">The Athletic</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He replaced <a href="/wiki/Mark_Kelso" title="Mark Kelso">Mark Kelso</a> as color commentator on the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bills_Radio_Network" title="Buffalo Bills Radio Network">Buffalo Bills Radio Network</a> in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Wood opted out of the 2020 season due to travel difficulties associated with the coronavirus pandemic, but returned in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Wood&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Wood is a <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christian</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is married to Leslie Wood. They have one daughter and one son together.<sup id="cite_ref-WAVE_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WAVE-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wood created The Evan Wood Fund for <a href="/wiki/John_R._Oishei_Children%27s_Hospital" title="John R. Oishei Children's Hospital">John R. Oishei Children's Hospital</a>. The fund is named after his brother Evan Wood who had cerebral palsy and died when he was 11 years old.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-WAVE_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WAVE-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wood is a board member for Kids Cancer Alliance.<sup id="cite_ref-WAVE_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WAVE-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Wood was inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2020. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Wood&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-retire-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-retire_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-retire_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFRodak2018" class="citation web cs1">Rodak, Mike (January 26, 2018). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/22223621/eric-wood-buffalo-bills-career-ending-neck-injury">"Bills Center Eric Wood to Retire Due to Neck Injury"</a>. 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