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LegalWeek 6

Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson apologized on IG after cameras captured him spitting at Raiders TE Brock Bowers.

Player: C.J. Gardner-Johnson
Team: Bills
Incident: Spitting at Raiders TE Brock Bowers
Response: Apologized on IG

C.J. Gardner-JohnsonDB, BUF Brock BowersTE, LV Buffalo Bills Las Vegas Raiders

Later reports on this story

SuspensionWeek 6SuspendedUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
NFL reviewing Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson for spitting at Raiders TE Brock Bowers.
Incident
spitting at Brock Bowers
Team
Bills
Position
safety
Opponent
Raiders
C.J. Gardner-JohnsonDB, BUF Brock BowersTE, LV Buffalo Bills Las Vegas Raiders
Original report: @AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Oct 19, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT
Covered in the Brief: Week 6 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Hurts, Adams and Evans Permalink: NFL reviewing Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson for spitting at Raiders TE Brock Bowers.
SuspensionWeek 6SuspendedUpdate: read the earlier report this one follows
Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson suspended one game for spitting at Raiders TE Brock Bowers.
Player
C.J. Gardner-Johnson
Team
Bills
Suspension
one game
Incident
spitting at Raiders TE Brock Bowers
Also
Brock Bowers
C.J. Gardner-JohnsonDB, BUF Brock BowersTE, LV Buffalo Bills Las Vegas Raiders
Original report: @AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Oct 19, 2026, 2:57 PM EDT
Covered in the Brief: Week 6 Fantasy Football News and Injuries (2026): Hurts, Adams and Evans Permalink: Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson suspended one game for spitting at Raiders TE Brock Bowers.