4/4/2013 9:56 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF

Buffalo Bills Star
Dear North Korea ...
NUKE the Patriots!!!

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Buffalo Bills star Stevie Johnson hates his rival New England Patriots so much … he’s now asking North Korea to hit 'em with a nuke strike.

Johnson – a Pro Bowl wide receiver – just made the plea on Twitter … writing, “War is nothing to be played with. I apologize North Korea........but if y'all do bomb 1st... Bomb Foxboro, Mass.”

Stevie was immediately RIPPED by basically everyone on the Internet … and soon tweeted a quasi-apology -- “PatsFans i lo...like yall also. ask any1 in my fam. ive said TheBoro is my fav place to play-bkuz you Pats fans are Live! BUT not for long.”

So … is that a threat?
2/13/2013 9:30 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF

Rob Gronkowski
SORRY FOR PARTYING

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Rob Gronkowski
 is SORRY -- sorry for putting his busted forearm in danger last week in Vegas while partying like a dumbass ... just ask Gronk's tank top.

A Patriots fan posted the photo on Twitter this weekend -- showing Gronk wearing a tank that reads, "Sorry for partying." According to the fan, the photo was snapped Sunday at Universal Studios in Orlando. 

The shirt's obviously a reference to the video TMZ posted last week, in which Gronk body slams his friend on stage at XS nightclub in Vegas ... and lands hard on his broken left forearm, which was wrapped in a support sleeve.

Forgive Gronk

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Patriots fans were outraged over the clip, pissed that Gronk -- one of the best tight ends in the league -- would risk re-injury by acting like an idiot. 

So, here's your apology, New England. Satisfied?

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2/9/2013 12:50 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF

Gisele Bundchen
RIPPED After Pregnancy

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There's no way this is real -- just two months after Gisele Bundchen popped out a baby girl ... the Victoria's Secret supermodel whipped her hair back and forth in Hawaii ... LOOKING LIKE THIS.

While every other new mom on the planet has been contemplating excess skin removal surgery, Gisele and her supernatural genes basked in the Hawaiian sun Thursday.

Gisele gave birth to her and Tom Brady's second child on December 5 -- a daughter named Vivian Lake Brady.

Who needs another Super Bowl ring when you have this?
2/5/2013 5:45 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF

Rob Gronkowski
My Dancing is BAD
For My Bones

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It's bad enough Rob Gronkowski could have screwed the Patriots by re-re-injuring his broken arm -- but the real travesty of his Vegas trip ... those insanely awful dance moves.

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2/4/2013 1:55 PM PST BY TMZ STAFF

Rob Gronkowski
VEGAS WRESTLING
with Broken Forearm

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Rob Gronkowski scared the hell out of New England Patriots fans last night ... when the superstar tight end BODY SLAMMED his friend on stage at a Las Vegas nightclub ... landing hard on his broken forearm ... and TMZ has the footage.

Gronkowski -- who signed a $54 million six-year contract extension in June -- broke his forearm last season, then injured it again during the Pats' first playoff game against the Texans.

But that didn't stop him from executing a Stone Cold Stunner-esque move on a friend during a playful dance battle at XS nightclub last night.

As Gronkowski was throwing his friend to the ground, the tight end -- who was wearing a protective sleeve on his busted wing -- also crashed to the ground and smacked his damaged arm on the stage in the process.

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Gronk popped right up and waved his arms around -- a sign that he didn't reinjure anything during the stunt -- but seriously, HOW DUMB WAS THAT?

In fact, we gotta ask ...
1/23/2013 6:42 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF

Matt Damon
Ravens Would NOT Have
Beat a HEALTHY Pats Team

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012313_matt_damon_launchMatt Damon is in NFL denial ... 'cause the guy honestly believes the New England Patriots would NEVER have been defeated by the Baltimore Ravens if they weren't riddled with injuries.

Problem is ... the Pats weren't as injured as Damon made them out to be.

Matt -- a Boston-native -- had just arrived at LAX last night when someone asked why his team folded in the AFC Championship this past Sunday.

"Lotta injuries," Damon said ... "They couldn't beat us full strength."

Obviously, the Pats were missing Rob Gronkowski going into Sunday's game ... but that's really their only big-time guy who was sidelined with an injury (forearm).

A couple of important Pats players were hurt DURING the matchup -- including CB Aqib Talib and RB Stevan Ridley ... but hey, that's part of the game, right?

But when Damon was asked who he's rooting for in the Super Bowl -- the Ravens or the 49ers -- he still refused to acknowledge defeat ... saying, "I'm going for a healthy New England team, that's the best team in the country."

FYI -- Damon couldn't have been NICER at the airport, signing autographs for EVERYONE who asked ... and doing it all with a smile.
1/23/2013 12:15 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF

Linda Hogan
Wes Welker's Wife
Broke the Athlete Wife Code

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Wes Welker's wife should NEVER have said a peep about Ray Lewis ... this according to another famous (ex-)wife of the sporting world ... Linda Hogan ... who tells TMZ, it's never okay for an athlete's lady to be such a sore loser in public.

In case you missed it ... Wes' wife -- Anna Burns Welker -- went off on Lewis via Facebook after the Ravens dashed the Pats' Super Bowl chances. She later apologized ... but not before the personal jabs were already delivered.

Now Linda -- a former athlete's wife herself (kind of) -- is dishing out some jabs of her own ... calling Anna's outburst "way uncool."

According to Linda, Anna can say whatever she wants behind closed doors ... but "in a public situation, [athletes' wives] don't really have a place to make an opinion."

There you have it, straight from the Hogan's mouth.
1/21/2013 11:50 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF

Wes Welker's Wife
Rips Ray Lewis --
He's a TERRIBLE PERSON

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-- Anna just posted an apology ... "I apologize to Ray Lewis and his family for my comments. In no way did I mean for them to be mean or hurtful. I'm embarrassed for being a sore loser. I wish Ray and the Ravens good luck. Lesson learned!"

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Wes Welker
's wife hates Ray Lewis ... and not just because the Ravens beat the Patriots yesterday ... it's 'cause she thinks he's a terrible human being ... and she made her feelings known on Facebook.

After Sunday's AFC Championship game ... Anna Burns Welker went to her Facebook page and posted the following message:

"Proud of my husband and the Pats. By the way, if anyone is bored, please go to Ray Lewis' Wikipedia page. 6 kids 4 wives. Acquitted for murder. Paid a family off. Yay. What a hall of fame player! A true role model!"

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The post has since been deleted.

FYI -- Lewis was charged with murder back in 2000 for his involvement in a fight that resulted in two deadly stabbings ... but the murder charge was dropped as part of a plea deal.

Oh yeah, the four wives thing ... Lewis has never been married -- but he does have six kids with four different women.

And you don't want to get on his bad side.

Fact is, Anna should've known better -- because last year after the Super Bowl, Tom Brady's wife Gisele Bundchen blasted Wes Welker for dropping a key pass ... and people trashed her for it.

The lesson ... when NFL wives talk, people listen.
11/25/2012 9:30 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF

NFL Star Rob Gronkowski
Drops $1.6 Mil On
Panty-Dropping FL Mansion

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New England Patriots
tight end Rob Gronkowski is out with a broken arm, but luckily for him he can recover in sunny Florida ... because he recently dropped $1.6 million on a new beachside party pad.

The NFL superstar -- who has a serious reputation for getting loose -- inked a deal to buy the 4,781-square-foot mansion in Tampa just a few months after signing a $54 million extension contract with the Pats.

Gronk's new 4-bedroom, 5-bath crib is a partier's dream. It sports custom built-in fish tanks, primo surround sound for the whole house, three outdoor entertainment areas, infinity pool, spa, and ocean views ... which are sure to impress the ladies.

Of course, Rob needs to do a lil recovering before he can take full advantage -- he just had surgery last Monday to fix his broken forearm.

But we're told all his other body parts still work.
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'Sunday Night Football'
NBC Airs 'Bullsh*t' Chant
on Live TV

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NBC may be in hot water with the FCC ... after the network aired a seemingly never-ending, crystal-clear "bullsh*t" chant that erupted in the stadium during the Ravens vs. Patriots game on "Sunday Night Football."

In case you were watching the Emmys last night ... things got pretty insane during last night's prime time NFL  matchup ... when the crowd in Baltimore was convinced the replacement refs blew another call and unleashed the most perfectly executed "BS" chant we've ever heard.

Even announcer Al Michaels commented, "It's the loudest manure chant I've ever heard."

The FCC often declines to punish networks when a "fleeting expletive" makes it to air during a live sporting event ... and it's unclear if they're even legally allowed to do so. But since this "BS" chant was so clear and went on for several minutes, it's possible the FCC could drop the hammer on NBC for failing to cut the sound out of the broadcast.

We've reached out to the FCC -- and a rep told us they were "looking into the matter."

A rep for NBC had no comment.

A rep for the Ravens -- Senior Vice President of Public and Community Relations Kevin Byrne -- tells TMZ ... "We’re certainly aware of it. Normally, our crowd is one of the most enthusiastic and respectful home audiences in all of sports.”
9/11/2012 6:33 AM PDT BY TMZ STAFF

Wes Welker
Tom Brady is 'Toughest Metrosexual I've Ever Met'

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0911_wes_welker_tom_brady_AP_01Tom Brady suffered a gigantic blow to his prettiness Sunday when he busted his nose on the field ... but teammate Wes Welker thinks he'll be fine 'cause Tom is "the toughest metrosexual I've ever come across."

In case you missed it, Tom may have broken his perfect honker when Tennessee Titans behemoth Kamerion Wimbley smashed him in the face during the Patriots' 34-13 victory.

After the game, Welker told the Boston Herald, "[Tom is] such a good-looking guy ... obviously, he gets banged up, and he's probably the toughest metrosexual I've ever come across."

"You ask him if it’s broken ... he doesn’t know, and he doesn’t care," Welker continued. "He loves football, and he loves playing. He does a great job.”

Welker has obviously never met Ryan Seacrest ... who's so tough, he once hosted an episode of "American Idol" while suffering from a violent illness ... TOUGH!!
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