Buffalo safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson was ejected from the Bills at Raiders game in the second quarter for spitting at an opposing player.
The unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, was enforced as half the distance to the goal line with 15 seconds before the half. The Bills led Las Vegas 13-10 at the time.
Las Vegas quarterback Kirk Cousins had just thrown an incompletion on third down from the 33, but a different Bills player got flagged for holding. Then Gardner-Johnson's incident occurred between plays in the aftermath.
Video appeared to show Gardner-Johnson spitting at Raiders tight end Brock Bowers. Las Vegas lineman Tyler Linderbaum, standing nearby, immediately appealed to the officials.
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.
Gardner-Johnson was escorted to the locker room with 15 seconds left in the half. Las Vegas eventually kicked a field goal on the drive to tie the score, 13-13.
Per Quirky Research's database on NFL ejections, this is the first time Gardner-Johnson has been tossed in the league.
However, in 2020, Jacksonville native Javon Wims from got ejected for punching Gardner-Johnson during a Bears-Saints game.
This is the first NFL ejection for spitting in the database since Jalen Carter of Philadelphia against the Cowboys at the start of the 2025 season.
Gardner-Johnson is a graduate of Cocoa High School and the University of Florida. He won a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles after the 2024 season.
This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Bills safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson ejected against Raiders