‘Wood and his friends were tipping back brews, pregaming for his first regular season game as a former player in the hours leading up to the Buffalo Bills’ rain-soaked opener against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium. The longtime Bills center, forced to retire after last season because of a neck condition that didn’t previously cause him to miss time, had his tailgating plans scuttled by the weather. But the nine-year veteran and former Pro Bowler needed to be close to the game and his old teammates, to maintain some sense of normalcy.’