Buffalo Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson was ejected on Sunday for spitting at Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers.
The incident took place late in the second quarter. Gardner-Johnson and Bowers exchanged words in between plays. A game official intervened and quickly threw a flag and announced Gardner Johnson’s ejection.
C.J. Gardner-Johnson has been ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct pic.twitter.com/S2ME5wNiRT
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It wasn’t immediately clear on the game broadcast what prompted the ejection. But slow-motion replay showed that Gardner-Johnson spit at Bowers as Bowers had his back turned.
C.J. Gardner-Johnson spits in the direction of Brock Bowers, leading to disqualification pic.twitter.com/8zW4OYIP7o
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