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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

Earlier reports on this story

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
Original report: @AdamSchefter on X (opens in a new tab), Oct 19, 2026, 6:05 AM EDT
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