This keeps getting CRAZIER for the Bills

This keeps getting crazier for the Buffalo Bills as we finally have a conclusion to this whole entire spitting saga. There's been multiple suspensions and appeals and fines, but we finally have our answer as to who is and isn't playing next week against the Baltimore Ravens. So today we'll be taking a look at the timeline of this entire spitting saga from the start of what happened to what we know right now. And we'll be talking about if there is a discipline problem for Joe Brady and the Buffalo Bills. So welcome everybody to Bills Digest. I'm Ben Volker and here at Bills Digest, we've got you covered with all things related to the Buffalo Bills. So if you don't want to miss a thing, you know what to do. Go ahead, hit subscribe so that you can stay up to date on all Bills content just like this. And yes, this is the bye week. It's supposed to be quiet. There's not supposed to be much going on, but that is not the case up in the Bills facility this week because they've been dealing with this spitting situation that all stems from last Sunday against the Raiders when C.J. Garner-Johnson went out there and spat towards Brock Bowers. He was ejected immediately, ending his game, missed the entire second half, and Bills fans were not very happy with C.J. Garner-Johnson for this. I made a video about it the other day. We talked about it. You guys were very upset. Some of you guys wanted him cut from the team. We talked about all of that, but Joe Brady went out, defended his guy. He said that C.J. Garner-Johnson is a Buffalo Bill for the year. That is not going to change. And to Johnson's credit, Gardner Johnson's credit, he did come out and apologize for what he did after the game. He says he's got to be a better player. He's got to be a better vet. He let his emotions get above him and he hurt the team, which, yes, it's good to see him apologize. But this is very stock standard stuff that you would expect to see from somebody in this situation. And then, of course, one day after, the NFL came out and suspended C.J. Garner-Johnson with a one-game suspension against the Baltimore Ravens. And we thought, okay, that is expected, and oh well, what can you do? It makes sense. All we can do is move on. But little did we know, that was only the start of this conversation and not the end. And we will talk about all of what happened afterwards in just a second. But first, I got to let you guys know today's video is sponsored by Kalshi. And on Kalshi, you are trading directly against other users, not the house, like traditional sportsbooks. You're buying yes or no contracts on the outcome of events across sports, politics, or even weather. For example, right now on Kalshi, here is what I am looking at. 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Garner-Johnson suspension was only the start of what was to come because the very next day it was announced that Sam Franklin Jr. was also receiving a one-game suspension for his actions in Sunday's game against the Raiders, which was kind of surprising because we didn't hear anything about this during the game. Nobody knew anything about that. It was kind of, it was a surprise. It was a surprise to everybody. But this is what the NFL said, that they, that Sam Franklin Jr. was going to be suspended one game in what was described as another spitting incident, which two in one game, that is absolutely insane. But Franklin and his team, they denied the spitting, and they said that they were going to appeal. So what happened? Where did the NFL see something that they thought was a spitting incident here? Well, this happened towards the very end of the game after the Raiders scored a desperation touchdown to get the game back to within one score with a minute and 32 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter after Las Vegas's successful extra point attempt on that late touchdown they said that Franklin Jr. spat at an opponent and if you go back you watch the tape it looks like uh he's getting into it with DJ Glaze of the Las Vegas Raiders uh it looks like Glaze kind of puts a cheap hit on Sam Franklin there and Sam Franklin stands up for himself and they get into a little scuffle and I don't know where the NFL saw a spit happen in here but they said that Sam Franklin spat on DJ Glaze and he was also going to be receiving a one game suspension in addition to CJ Garner Johnson which was kind of crazy and Sam Franklin like I said they him and his team very much so denied that this ever happened he said I it was not a dirty play whatsoever he will always defend himself and he's but he won't spit on anybody and this was what's so shocking about this Sam Franklin Jr. is one of the Bills captains they love him on special teams they love his leadership and what he brings in that special teams unit so the fact that he was getting suspended for spitting seemed so out of character and it was really really surprising to Bills fans that he was being accused of spitting on a guy CJ Garner Johnson sure there is there is precedent precedent even this season for CJ Garner Johnson for not being the best uh behaved player on the football field but Sam Franklin Jr that is not the case so this was very very surprising for the Bills so obviously with a suspension both players appealed and they said we are appealing this suspension. Let's look at the results of what happened. Obviously, C.J. Garner Johnson's suspension was upheld. I don't think there's really any surprise there. He was caught on camera doing it. He was ejected. There was no question about it. Of course, C.J. Garner Johnson was getting suspended, but this is the big one. Sam Franklin Jr. did win his appeal, so he will be available next week in week eight against the Raiders which is very good for the Bills and for Sam Franklin himself because like I said this is not a guy that should be known for spitting on an opponent that's not who he is you can ask anyone in Buffalo that is not who Sam Franklin Jr. is which is why it was so uncharacteristic at the time however they are still fining Sam Franklin for this uh they're the base it's 15,000 that they're fining him for unsportsmanlike conduct this seems a little ridiculous if you ask me i think the NFL definitely got it wrong here and there really shouldn't be any punishment it looked just like a routine uh mix up between two guys at the end of the game but it is what it is at least he isn't suspended for this mysterious spitting incident but it does raise a question in Buffalo on if Joe Brady and the leadership style that he is bringing to the table is it effective for the Bills because it's been I've seen it all over Twitter he's being described as a fun uncle but when the rubber hits the road is he going to be able to discipline this football team and that is the big question now he said that the discipline of the football team has to improve and this is in regards to CJ Garner-Johnson it sure as hell cannot happen and he also said he talked to CJ and that um that CJ knows that those actions can't happen and that's not the standard we play with and that has been addressed but actions speak louder than words and we are only going to have to see if this really does change throughout the rest of the season because there is a ton of season left there is a lot of time for things to change but you can take it back all the way to the Patriots loss when CJ Garner-Johnson was running his mouth and Joe Brady said no I like it I like it when they can talk and get their frustrations out I didn't like it at the time I I don't like it now, but it remains to be seen how the Bills address this moving forward because this extends to their on-field play as well. The Bills are fifth in the league in net penalty yards. That is absolutely unacceptable. That is not going to help them win a Super Bowl, especially when their defense can't get off the field as is. They need to play as clean as they possibly can, and that has not happened so far this year. but this is where I want to turn it over to you guys what do you think about this discipline in Buffalo do the Bills have a discipline problem with Joe Brady at the helm do you think yes this needs to be fixed as soon as possible or do you think no this is a one-off incident this is just CJ Garner Johnson not thinking properly and like Joe Brady said it has been addressed and it won't be a problem going forward are you not worried about this let me know down in the comments what you guys think um where i'm gonna land on this one i think that i think this does need to be addressed but i don't think that this is a major problem down the road i do think that this is something that they can indeed right the ship on and hopefully we look back at this in February when we're holding a Lombardi and laughing about I remember when CJ Gardner Johnson spit on a guy in week seven or week six uh that was that was so long ago and hopefully it's not a thing where we look at this point and say man this is where it all fell apart that remains to be seen for now but keep it right here on Bills Digest we'll have a ton of more content coming your way throughout the bye week and of course leading into that big week eight matchup against the Ravens so stay tuned for that as always thanks for watching and of course go Bills