Eric Wood breaks leg, could be the end of his career (video)
Rookie guard Eric Wood, drafted with the 28th overall pick acquired from the Philadelphia Eagles for Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters, suffered a broken left leg in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Wood’s gruesome compound fracture was reminiscent of how Lawrence Taylor ended Joe Theismann’s career.
Wood was focused on trying to block Jaguars defensive end Derrick Harvey from tackling Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. Jaguars defensive tackle Montavious Stanley was charging from Fitzpatrick’s left. Stanley tried to wrap up Fitzpatrick, but his momentum sent him crashing into the unsuspecting Wood.
The impact buckled Wood’s lower leg in a place that doesn’t bend. He underwent surgery in a Jacksonville hospital and didn’t return to Buffalo with the team.
Here’s the video of the incident, you can see it happening on the 10 second mark:
