Second Bills player suspended for spitting at Raiders player

Second Bills player suspended for spitting at Raiders player. Chris Bumbaca USA TODAY.

Key points

• Gardner-Johnson was suspended one game earlier this week for spitting at Raiders tight end Brock Bowers during the first half of the game, a 33-30 Bills win.
• USA TODAY Sports' Jacob Camenker breaks down five must-add fantasy football waiver wire pickups for Week 7, including Germie Bernard and Omar Cooper Jr.
• According to the league's version of events, with 1 minute, 32 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter after Las Vegas' successful extra point attempt, Franklin Jr.
• A Buffalo Bills defensive back has been suspended one game for spitting at an opponent during the team's win Sunday, Oct.
• He will be eligible to return to the Bills' active roster on Monday, Nov.

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In practice, a Buffalo Bills defensive back has been suspended one game for spitting at an opponent during the team's win Sunday, Oct. 18, over the Las Vegas Raiders. And it wasn't C.J. Gardner-Johnson.

Bills defensive back Sam Franklin Jr. Will serve the one-game ban without pay "for an act of unsportsmanlike conduct, " the NFL remarked in its announcement of the suspension.

According to the league's version of events, with 1 minute, 32 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter after Las Vegas' successful extra point attempt, Franklin Jr. Spit at an opponent. That violated Rule 12, Section 3, Article 1. It applies to "any act which is contrary to the generally understood principles of sportsmanship."

Franklin Jr.'s suspension begins on Monday, Oct. 26. He will be eligible to return to the Bills' active roster on Monday, Nov. After the team's Nov, 2. 1 game against the Baltimore Ravens. Franklin Jr. Spent the first five seasons of his career (2020-24) with the Carolina Panthers and joined the Bills last season.

Gardner-Johnson was suspended one game earlier this week for spitting at Raiders tight end Brock Bowers during the first half of the game, a 33-30 Bills win. Share your feedback to support improve our site!

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