ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — A second Buffalo Bills player has been suspended for one game after the NFL says he spat at an opponent during Sunday’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Bills defensive back Sam Franklin Jr. has been suspended without pay for unsportsmanlike conduct, according to a statement from the NFL that ESPN’s Adam Schefter posted.
The statement says Franklin spat late in the fourth quarter of the game, which the Bills won 33-30. However, sources have told ESPN that Franklin denies spitting at opponents and plans to appeal the decision. In the decision stands, Franklin won’t be eligible to play during the game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, Nov. 1, after the team’s bye week.
This comes after the NFL announced the suspension of Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson. He was ejected from the game against the Raiders for spitting shortly before halftime. In a statement on Instagram, Gardner-Johnson apologized to Raiders tight end Brock Bowers, his teammates, and the Bills organization.
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