Monday, April 23, 2012

Bills re-sign RFA offensive linemen Urbik, Rinehart

BY NICK ST. DENIS

The interior of the Bills' ever-shifting offensive line from a season ago will look familiar in 2012.

Buffalo announced Monday it re-signed restricted free agents Kraig Urbik and Chad Rinehart to their respective tenders, as neither player was signed to an offer sheet by another team prior to Friday's deadline.

Urbik, who was claimed off waivers in 2010, started 13 games last season. He originally held the starting right guard position because Eric Wood moved to center, but Urbik himself had to assume snapping duties for six games when Wood's season ended due to an ACL injury.

Urbik and Wood both had knee surgeries at the end of the season, according to Chris Brown of BuffaloBills.com. However, Urbik's procedure was "far less evasive," according to Brown.

Rinehart filled in for Urbik early in the season before taking over at left guard when Andy Levitre shifted to tackle. Rinehart later moved to right guard when Urbik had to slide to center.

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