NFL · Buffalo Bills · 11:08 ET · via @AdamSchefter

C.J. Gardner-Johnson's one-game suspension upheld on appeal

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Adam Schefter reported the suspension was upheld upon appeal.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that the one-game suspension for safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson is upheld upon appeal.

Gardner-Johnson serves the one-game ban immediately. The NFL originally suspended him for spitting at tight end during 's 33-30 win on October 18.

Gardner-Johnson misses the team's next game. Safeties Geno Stone and Damar Hamlin are available to take over his role in the secondary.