‘Living near the stadium meant the Bills were my neighbors, figuratively and literally. I went to preschool with the daughter of running back Curtis Brown. I played Hamburg Little Cagers Basketball against General Manager Bill Polian’s kids, who themselves went on to become successful coaches and front office leaders. As a town recreation worker in college, I tossed a football on the playground with Kyle Smith, whose dad A.J. was then the Bills’ pro personnel director. Kyle is now the assistant general manager of the Atlanta Falcons.’