NFL Suspends 2nd Bills Player for Spitting, Though Sam Franklin Denies Allegation and Plans Appeal
The NFL punished both Bills safeties for spitting at Raiders players, and each will miss one game under the league’s sportsmanship rule.
- On Wednesday, the NFL suspended Buffalo Bills safety Sam Franklin Jr. one game without pay for unsportsmanlike conduct during Sunday's 33-30 win over the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium.
- This penalty follows the suspension of Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, who was penalized earlier for spitting in the direction of Raiders tight end Brock Bowers during the same Sunday game.
- Franklin denies the allegation and will appeal the suspension, which stems from a fourth-quarter confrontation with Raiders star DJ Glaze, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
- Buffalo Bills head coach Joe Brady called the spitting acts "inexcusable," noting the team is now without two safeties as the defense allows 285.8 passing yards per game.
- Because the Bills are on a bye this week, Franklin will miss the November 1 game against the Baltimore Ravens at Highmark Stadium, with eligibility to return on November 2.
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Second spitter: Bills’ Sam Franklin Jr. suspended 1 game
By Field Level Media Oct 21 (Field Level Media) - Sam Franklin Jr. became the second Buffalo Bills safety to receive a one-game suspension without pay from the NFL for spitting at a Las Vegas Raiders player on Sunday. Franklin, a special teams captai...
Second Bills player suspended for spitting at Raiders player
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NFL suspends 2nd Bills player for spitting, though Sam Franklin denies allegation and plans appeal
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills defensive back Sam Franklin became the team’s second player to be suspended by the NFL for one game without pay for spitting at a Raiders opponent during a game last weekend, the league…
NFL suspends 2nd Bills player for spitting, though Sam Franklin denies
FILE - Buffalo Bills safety Sam Franklin Jr. (28) celebrates prior to the game against the Denver Broncos in an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026 in Denver. (AP Photo/Bart Young, File)
NFL hits another Bills player with suspension over a disgusting act
The NFL handed another Buffalo Bills player a one-game suspension for the same reason. The league announced on Wednesday that it is suspending Bills defensive back Sam Franklin Jr. “for an act of unsportsmanlike conduct” in Buffalo’s 33-30 win over the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nev. The suspension begins on …
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