Buffalo Bills defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson was ejected during Sunday's game against the Las Vegas Raiders after being assessed an unsportsmanlike penalty.
Video appeared to show Gardner-Johnson spitting at Raiders tight end Brock Bowers late in the first half of Sunday's game with the Bills leading 13-10 at the time of the incident.
Gardner-Johnson was ejected Dec. 22, 2024 while a member of the Philadelphia Eagles for drawing a pair of unsportsmanlike penalties during an eventual loss to the Washington Commanders.
Bowers and Gardner-Johnson were jawing at each other after a play and after Bowers turned his back to head to the huddle, CBS cameras caught Gardner-Johnson spitting in the tight end’s direction.
Bowers’ teammates quickly took umbrage with what happened and Gardner-Johnson was escorted to the locker room with 15 seconds left in the half.
“You have a dogfight going on. You need your best players on the field,” “NFL Today” analyst Nate Burleson said during CBS’ halftime coverage. “C.J. Gardner-Johnson — what are you doing? … You can’t do this. It’s childish. It’s immature, and it’s unprofessional.”
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