Buffalo Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson\u2019s eventful start to the 2026 season added another chapter on Sunday. Gardner-Johnson was ejected before halftime of the Bills\u2019 Week 6 game against the Las Vegas Raiders for unsportsmanlike conduct. He appeared to be in a verbal dispute with several Raiders\u2019 players before the flag, and the replay showed Gardner-Johnson spitting in the area of Raiders tight end Brock Bowers. It\u2019s the latest in a series of incidents for the veteran safety, who signed a one-year deal with Buffalo this year worth up to $6 million. In Week 2, the NFL fined Gardner-Johnson $11,194 for a hip drop tackle on Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs on the first snap of the third quarter of Buffalo\u2019s 41-31 win. Gardner-Johnson was hit with another $11,194 fine following last Monday\u2019s 37-34 overtime win over the Rams, this time for striking\/kicking\/kneeing on a play late in regulation. Gardner-Johnson stirred things up again after Buffalo\u2019s 29-26 loss to the Patriots in Week 4. Efton Chism III made a diving, one-handed touchdown catch to win the game, and Gardner-Johnson brushed it off afterward, calling Chism a “practice squad player” who “made a hell of a catch.” Sunday\u2019s ejection isn\u2019t the first of Gardner-Johnson\u2019s career, either. In December 2024, while with the Eagles, he was disqualified against the Commanders after drawing his second unsportsmanlike conduct penalty of the game, then flashed two middle fingers at the crowd on his way to the tunnel. The Bills entered Sunday 4-1, while the Raiders came in at 3-2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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