The Bills left Week 6 with a 33-30 win over the Raiders, but the postgame conversation in Buffalo started with discipline, not the scoreboard.
CJ Gardner-Johnson was ejected in the first half after a heated exchange with members of the Las Vegas offense, and it appeared during the back-and-forth that he may have spit toward the Raiders sideline. That moment quickly became the most talked-about part of a game the Bills still managed to survive at 5-1.
Joe Brady made it clear afterward that he wasn’t brushing it off.
"I didn't know anything other than there was a commotion," Brady said. "I haven't had an opportunity to see the clip or see what's happened.
The discipline of our football team has to improve and that sure as hell can't happen. Our team is bigger than that, the situation is bigger than that.
Everything is bigger than that.
"It can't happen and it definitely has to be addressed."
Gardner-Johnson addressed the situation at his locker, though he stopped short of confirming the spitting allegation despite what cameras seemed to show. He did own the impact on his team.
"I got to be a better player. I got to be a better vet. I hurt my team," Gardner-Johnson said.
When asked directly if he spat, Gardner-Johnson replied, "I just go to control my emotions," Gardner-Johnson added when asked directly if he spat.
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