Bills defensive back Sam Franklin Jr. was suspended one game for unsportsmanlike conduct that the league said was a spitting incident against the Raiders.
The NFL has issued a one-game unpaid suspension to Buffalo Bills defensive back and special teams captain Sam Franklin Jr. for a spitting incident during Week 6 against the Las Vegas Raiders. The violation occurred with 1:32 remaining in Buffalo's 33-30 victory following a Raiders extra point. Franklin is appealing the suspension under NFL bylaws governing unsportsmanlike conduct.
Franklin is the second Bills player suspended for spitting in that contest, following a similar one-game ban handed to safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson for spitting toward tight end Brock Bowers. Unless his appeal succeeds, Franklin will be sidelined for Buffalo's Week 8 matchup against the Baltimore Ravens following their bye week.
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