‘”The good thing about Eric is his mental toughness,” said coach Chan Gailey. “This young man is very strong mentally. First of all you have to be strong to play in this league on the offensive line as a rookie. You better be tough mentally and we are fortunate to have three to start the season. We didn’t end up with three playing at the end of the year, but we started with three and they all had to be pretty tough mentally. I have no questions about Eric coming back and playing extremely well this year and in years to come.”‘