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The NFL has confirmed that Chicago Bears wide receiver Javon Wims will be handed a suspension for the altercation with New Orleans Saints cornerback Chauncey Gardner-Johnson in their Week 8 matchup after an appeal was requested. He is bound to miss the Bears' next two games against the Tennessee Titans and the Minnesota Vikings for Week 9 and 10 proceedings, respectively, via Tom Pelissero.
#Bears WR Javon Wims’ two-game suspension for punching a #Saints player was upheld by appeals officer James Thrash, source said. He’ll miss games against the #Titans and #Vikings.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) November 4, 2020
On the Bears’ first possession of the second half, Wims and Gardner-Johnson were talking after a play when the cornerback grabbed the receiver's mouthpiece off his facemask and threw it to the ground.
Wims went on to retaliate in the ensuing play when he grabbed the mouthpiece of the Gardner-Johnson and dealt hits to the cornerback's helmet afterward which happened at the 9:11 mark of the third quarter. Saints cornerback Janoris Jenkins also jumped into the fray and wrestled Javon Wims into the ground before players from both teams came to settle the commotion.
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The former Georgia product was immediately ejected from the game after being caught on camera as the initiator of the incident. Both sides needed an extra period to finish the tilt which ultimately went the way of the Saints who ran away with the 26-23 win.
The Bears dropped back to a 5-3 record but remains in second place of the NFC North division while the Saints improved to a 5-2 record to nab the second seed in the NFC South competition.
Head coach Matt Nagy and the rest of the team will aim to bounce back from the controversial incident and focus on their campaign for the second half of the season.
