ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — In the years Lee Smith was away from the Buffalo Bills, a bawdy tradition began.



Unsure if he was aware what Bills fans have done the past three times the New England Patriots came to town, I approached Smith to see what he thought.



If anyone in the Bills’ locker room can appreciate a gag, it’s the fun-loving Smith. And not much should offend or surprise him. After four Bills seasons, he spent four with the Oakland Raiders and the Black Hole. Smith’s father played in front of notorious Philadelphia Eagles fans and the Cleveland Browns’ original Dawg Pound.



But this recent Bills tradition struck him as too crude.



“We try to keep it a family environment, for crying out loud,” Smith said. “I have four kids that’ll be in the stands, two daughters. I’m not a huge fan of some idiot throwing a dildo onto the field while they’re watching their dad...