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Bills’ Sam Franklin won his appeal. What happened in the spitting dispute with DJ Glaze isn’t settled.
@samwarren83 spoke with Glaze for our story about on the NFL's puzzling disciplinary process.
2 more updatesfrom 2 sources
- 5d Pro Football Talk Raiders OT DJ Glaze: Bills S Sam Franklin did spit at me, but it is what it is
- 5d Sam Warren (X) Good to work with Tim on a confusing story. · Quoting Tim Graham: Bills’ Sam Franklin won his appeal. What happened in the spitting dispute with DJ Glaze isn’t settled. @samwarren83 spoke with Glaze for our story about on the NFL's puzzling disciplinary process.
- 5d Sam Warren (X) Bills’ Sam Franklin won his appeal. What happened in the spitting dispute with DJ Glaze isn’t settled. @samwarren83 spoke with Glaze for our story about on the NFL's puzzling disciplinary process.
- "It's unfortunate how it happened and that his name got thrown out there." -- Joe Brady on Sam Franklin's suspension that was rescinded
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Bills safety Sam Franklin’s fine was not listed under the weekly fines and accountability report from Week 6. So, unsure of the specific Unsportsmanlike Conduct infraction they categorized it under.
No Bills or Raiders players were listed.
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- Oct 24 Sal Capaccio (X) Im still baffled by it all. No fine for DJ Glaze, who clearly hit Franklin in the groin. But a fine for Franklin for…. what exactly(?) since there was no spitting 🤷🏻♂️ 🤔 Enjoy your Sunday bye-week, #BillsMafia · Quoting Sal Capaccio 🏈: Bills safety Sam Franklin’s fine was not listed under the weekly fines and accountability report from Week 6. So, unsure of the specific Unsportsmanlike Conduct infraction they categorized it under. No Bills or Raiders players were listed.
- Oct 24 Sal Capaccio (X) Bills safety Sam Franklin’s fine was not listed under the weekly fines and accountability report from Week 6. So, unsure of the specific Unsportsmanlike Conduct infraction they categorized it under. No Bills or Raiders players were listed.
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Hearing officer James Thrash, jointly appointed by the NFL and the NFLPA, has reduced the discipline of Sam Franklin from a one-game suspension to a fine of $14,926 for unsportsmanlike conduct.
13 more updatesfrom 9 sources
- Oct 23 Sal Capaccio (X) Headed on @WGR550 right now to talk Sam Franklin, Bills, and more.
- Oct 23 Sal Capaccio (X) Sam Franklin wins appeal, suspension reduced to fine+1
- Oct 23 Sal Capaccio (X) For about 48 hours Sam Franklin was not only accused, but judged to be a guy who spit at an opponent, even though he didn’t. And because of that, his name will always be linked to doing that, and many won’t see (or care) that he didn’t. That sucks.
- Oct 23 Mike Garafolo (X) Story on #Bills CB Sam Franklin Jr. winning his appeal and having his suspension reduced to a fine. Franklin was adamant he didn’t spit. Appeals officer James Thrash reduced the penalty.+1
- Oct 23 Aaron Wilson (X) #Bills Sam Franklin one-game suspension overturned on appeal, instead fined $14.926 for unsportsmanlike conduct
- Oct 23 Adam Schefter (mirror, Bluesky) Per @NFLfootballinfo: Hearing officer James Thrash, jointly appointed by the NFL and the NFLPA, has reduced the discipline of Bills S Sam Franklin from a one-game suspension to a fine of $14,926 for unsportsmanlike conduct.+3
- Oct 23 Sal Capaccio (X) This begs the question: why was he suspended in the first place? If there was evidence of spitting, the suspension would have held. The original suspension was handed out with no evidence?! · Quoting Sal Capaccio 🏈: Bills safety Sam Franklin’s suspension has been rescinded. The discipline has been reduced to a fine of $14,926.
- Oct 23 Sal Capaccio (X) Bills safety Sam Franklin’s suspension has been rescinded. The discipline has been reduced to a fine of $14,926.
- Oct 23 Jeremy Fowler (X) No suspension for Sam Franklin · Quoting Michael Signora: Hearing officer James Thrash, jointly appointed by the NFL and the NFLPA, has reduced the discipline of Sam Franklin from a one-game suspension to a fine of $14,926 for unsportsmanlike conduct.
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Bills safety/special teamer Sam Franklin has been suspended by the NFL for one game for an alleged spitting incident vs. Raiders. I'm told Franklin vehemently denies this ever happening and will be appealing. · Quoting NFL345: Sam Franklin Jr. Suspended One Game
22 more updatesfrom 10 sources
- Oct 21 Sal Capaccio (X) Bills S Sam Franklin’s agents have issued a statement, via @TomPelissero “We adamantly deny Sam spit at anyone. We look forward to the process fully exonerating him tomorrow at the hearing and the apology he deserves.” Sounds like we will get some sort of resolution tomorrow.
- Oct 21 Sal Capaccio (X) Bills safety Sam Franklin has posted the slo-mo video of him getting hit in the groin on his official IG page, with the hashtag #notthemcnuggets, and a caption reading, in part, “still won’t spit on anyone!” I’m told Franklin will appeal his 1-game suspension.
- Oct 21 NFL News Poster (Bluesky) [Schefter] Bills DB Sam Franklin Jr. was suspended one game today for unsportsmanlike conduct that the league said was a spitting incident vs. the Las Vegas Raiders.+4
- Oct 21 Sal Capaccio (X) Here is a slo-mo view of DJ Glaze apparently striking Sam Franklin in the groin, which led to their altercation. Franklin has been suspended one game for spitting towards Glaze, which he denies doing and will appeal
- Oct 21 Sam Warren (X) Sam Franklin Jr. went up and got into it with DJ Glaze after the final PAT. Asked Klint Kubiak about Raiders not retaliating postgame: "That's the expectation. We knew going in there were certain guys that were going to try to do that to us, and the players knew before the game that if they got into it, they'd be standing by me on the sideline." · Quoting Sam Warren: Second Bills DB suspended for spitting at the Raiders.
- Oct 21 Mike Garafolo (X) So here’s the alleged spitting incident. #Bills DB Sam Franklin Jr. (28) takes a shot below the belt from #Raiders T DJ Glaze (71). Franklin confronts Glaze, who then signals to an official. Franklin is adamant there was no spitting. Too tough to see anything clearly here.
- Oct 21 Adam Schefter (mirror, Bluesky) Source: Bills DB Sam Franklin is denying the allegation and will appeal.+1
- Oct 21 ESPN NFL News DB Franklin becomes 2nd Bills player suspended for spitting in Raiders game+2
- Oct 21 Mike Garafolo (X) #Bills DB Sam Franklin denies the allegation and will appeal, source says. · Quoting Mike Garafolo: Another spitting penalty. #Bills DB Sam Franklin Jr. suspended one game.
- Oct 21 Adam Schefter (mirror, Bluesky) Here is the NFL’s announcement on the one game suspension of Bills DB Sam Franklin Jr.+1
- Oct 21 Sal Capaccio (X) Here is the All-22 from two angles of the alleged Sam Franklin spitting incident. He is N0. 28 in white vs. Raiders RT No. 71 DJ Glaze. Franklin very much denies ever spitting on or towards Glaze and is appealing the 1-game suspension.
- Oct 21 Adam Schefter (X) And now two Bills’ DBs have been suspended for spitting at the Raiders. · Quoting Adam Schefter: Here is the NFL’s announcement on the one game suspension of Bills DB Sam Franklin Jr.
- Oct 21 Mike Garafolo (X) Another spitting penalty. #Bills DB Sam Franklin Jr. suspended one game. · Quoting NFL345: Sam Franklin Jr. Suspended One Game
- Oct 21 Sal Capaccio (X) Bills safety/special teamer Sam Franklin has been suspended by the NFL for one game for an alleged spitting incident vs. Raiders. I'm told Franklin vehemently denies this ever happening and will be appealing. · Quoting NFL345: Sam Franklin Jr. Suspended One Game
- Oct 21 Sal Capaccio (X) Sam Franklin Jr. Suspended One Game
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Sam Franklin Jr.: Questionable
2 more updatesfrom 2 sources
- Oct 1 ESPN NFL Injury Report Sam Franklin Jr.: Questionable
- Oct 1 Sal Capaccio (X) Bills have quite a few names on their Thursday injury report, but Christian Benford is the only one who did not practice due to injury. Sam Franklin also missed today for personal reasons · Quoting Buffalo Bills PR: Thursday injury report
- Oct 1 Joe Buscaglia (Bluesky) Other than Benford, the only other Bills player I don’t see at practice is ST/S Sam Franklin Jr. · Quoting Joe Buscaglia: WR Keon Coleman, ILB Joe Andreessen and DL T.J. Sanders are all on the practice field Thursday. All three missed Wednesday. No CB Christian Benford to begin things.
- Three players were fined in Week 1 for fouls in one of the five categories the NFL and NFLPA designated as counting towards a suspension: 🏈 Bills S Sam Franklin ($9,425 for a blindside block) 🏈 Dolphins CB Chris Johnson ($17,911 for a hip-drop tackle) 🏈 Packers S Evan Williams ($7,087 for a hit on a defenseless player) Three fouls in any one category results in a one-game suspension. The players can appeal the fines.
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Bills 2026 captains:
QB Josh Allen
TE Dawson Knox
OLB Bradley Chubb
ILB Terrell Bernard
LS Reid Ferguson
DB/ST Sam Franklin Jr.
Up from two captains (Allen/Bernard) the last two years
1 more updatefrom 1 source
- Sep 8 Sal Capaccio (X) Bills announce team captains for 2026: Offense: Josh Allen and Dawson Knox Defense: Terrel Bernard and Bradley Chubb Special teams: Reid Ferguson and Sam Franklin, Jr.
- Sep 8 Alaina Getzenberg (Bluesky) Bills 2026 captains: QB Josh Allen TE Dawson Knox OLB Bradley Chubb ILB Terrell Bernard LS Reid Ferguson DB/ST Sam Franklin Jr. Up from two captains (Allen/Bernard) the last two years