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If Browns superfan The Miz was running his favorite NFL team, he tells TMZ Sports he would NOT take a quarterback in the first round of the league's draft next month!!

The WWE Superstar put on his imaginary Cleveland general manager cap for us out at LAX earlier this week ... and explained he'd pass on both Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders if he was in charge of the Dawg Pound's war room.

He said he'd rather trade the Atlanta Falcons for Kirk Cousins ... and then draft Penn State pass rusher Abdul Carter with the No. 2 overall pick.

Ya thought 3/28 was gonna come and go without Bill Belichick's girlfriend taking a shot at the Atlanta Falcons?? Yeah, right -- Jordon Hudson made sure to acknowledge the sports "holiday" on Friday ... letting her followers know she's celebrating in honor of her man's old team!!

The 24-year-old posted an Instagram Story with a sly caption that read, "Happy 3/28 Day to all who celebrate" ... and shared a pic of her with the North Carolina coach back from their Super Bowl week festivities last month.

The image shows them in the same outfits they wore when they were spotted out in New Orleans on Feb. 8 at brunch with the NFL commish Roger Goodell.

The Buffalo Bills finally got what the Kansas City Chiefs have -- no, not a Super Bowl title -- a Hallmark Christmas movie!!

Bills safety Damar Hamlin announced his employer is the second team to partner up with Hallmark and Skydance Sports for a festive football flick – after the Kansas City Chiefs got the same treatment last November.

"Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story" is set to begin filming this summer ... and while the plot is still under wraps and a cast hasn’t been announced just yet – fans have already speculated it could be loosely inspired by star quarterback Josh Allen's own romance with his fiancée, Hailee Steinfeld.

Former Duke football player Brandon Braxton was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the July 2024 death of a North Carolina real estate agent -- with investigators saying he owned up to committing the crime.

Braxton was charged last Thursday with the murder of Charlotte-based realtor Whitney Hurd -- eight months after she was found dead inside her townhome.

According to the New York Post, the former wide receiver confessed to the act while being held at the sheriff's department after being arrested for trespassing -- one of his seven arrests following the murder.

Russell Wilson is taking his talents to the New York Giants ... and his wife, Ciara, is certainly on board with the move out of Pittsburgh -- giving her big stamp of approval on social media.

After spending one season with the Steelers ... the 10-time Pro Bowler signed a one-year deal worth $21 million with the Giants on Tuesday, where he will potentially be the team's starting quarterback.

Wilson expressed his excitement to call MetLife Stadium his new home ... as it's the same place he won Super Bowl XLVIII with the Seattle Seahawks.

Xavier Worthy filed new court documents on Monday alleging his domestic violence accuser, Tia Jones, cheated on him as he was preparing for Super Bowl LIX.

The Kansas City wideout made the allegation in an application for a protective order in Williamson County, Texas ... as he continued his attempts to explain that he was actually the abused one in his relationship with his now-estranged fiancée.

Worthy stated in the docs the two met in late 2023 at a steakhouse in Austin ... and began a romantic relationship in the spring of 2024. He said by the fall of that same year, though, "I noticed that her attitude started to change."

A Harvard University football player was arrested with viral sorority girl Lily Stewart over the weekend ... after cops say they were wandering around a campus building after business hours.

Junior Crimson tight end Seamus Gilmartin and two others were busted alongside Stewart on University of Georgia property around 3 AM Sunday morning ... after cops responded to an intrusion alarm at the student center, which closes at midnight.

According to a police report, the group seemingly tried to flee the scene after they noticed the cop approach the building ... but once the officer tracked them down, he ordered Gilmartin to comply -- which he did.

Travis Kelce gave fans a cheeky show Friday while golfing with his pal Patrick Mahomes ... hilariously bending over to give them a view of his, well, tight end!

Check out the pics ... the Kansas City Chiefs star seemed to know exactly what he was doing, giving onlookers a bootylicious display as he bent over with a smirk on his face.

Trav is known for putting on a show ... so it's no surprise he was seen cracking up after his move.

He and Patrick played a round of golf at North Carolina's Pinehurst Resort and drew a crowd. TK was filmed perfecting his putt ... prompting cheers from onlookers as he finished the hole.

Matt Weiss -- a former assistant coach for the University of Michigan football team -- is now facing multiple criminal charges ... over allegations he downloaded intimate photos from hundreds of athletes' internet accounts after illegally hacking into them.

Federal prosecutors made the allegations in an indictment filed in Michigan on Thursday. They alleged Weiss gained access to over 3,300 accounts -- most belonging to female college athletes -- with the goal of obtaining "private photographs and videos never intended to be shared beyond intimate partners."

The feds wrote in the court filing that Weiss began committing the crimes around 2015 -- when he was an assistant on John Harbaugh's Baltimore Ravens staff -- and continued them all the way until 2023, when he was working at UM for John's brother, Jim Harbaugh.

Cleveland Browns director of stadium security Omar Jufko has seen it all during his time at the helm -- even childbirth -- and he says while it's not every day a baby enters the world at a ball game, his crew was able to handle business!!

Jufko broke down the unexpected scenario for us this week ... saying a stadium staffer was going about her job when, all of a sudden, she went into labor.

Jufko -- who has 17 years of experience in the NFL and MLB -- explained he got the call in the command center ... and everyone immediately sprang into action to help deliver the baby.

While the NFL world waits for Aaron Rodgers to decide his future, longtime Steelers star Cam Heyward is keeping his pitch to the quarterback simple -- you either want to be in Pittsburgh or you don't!!

The 14-year NFL veteran weighed in on A-Rod on his "Not Just Football" podcast recently ... and when asked if he would do a darkness retreat if it meant the 41-year-old would sign with the Black and Gold -- he scoffed at the idea.

"I ain’t doing that darkness retreat. I don’t need any of that crap. Either you want to be a Pittsburgh Steeler or you don’t. That simple, that's the pitch."

Donna Kelce has more reasons to be a proud mom -- Travis and Taylor Swift won an iHeart Award together on Monday ... and it all stems from his cameo at the "Eras" tour in London.

The iHeartRadio Music Awards went down at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles ... and at one point in the ceremony, a new category was presented, Favorite Surprise Guest -- which was voted on by fans.

Out of 12 nominations, Swift and Kelce were victorious for his appearance in "I Can Do It With A Broken Heart" in June 2024 ... beating out names like Charli xcx and Lorde, Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B and, interestingly enough -- Morgan Wallen, Kelce and teammate, Patrick Mahomes.

With the John Rocker fight off the table, TMZ Sports has learned Patrick Mahomes Sr. is now trying to make a quick buck elsewhere in April.

According to legal documents we've obtained, the father of NFL star Patrick Mahomes II has asked a Smith County, Texas court for permission to travel to Minnesota from April 12 to April 13 so he can sign some autographs at a sports card convention in St. Paul.

The elder Mahomes, of course, needs a judge to put their John Hancock on the request as part of the stipulations of the plea agreement he signed in his DWI case last year.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have finally been spotted together after more than a month since the Super Bowl ... and the high-profile couple were being unusually sneaky.

The two stepped out for a date night in NYC on Friday ... apparently trying to avoid the public eye by slipping in the back of Del Frisco's Grille in Brookfield Place.

They spent several hours at the fancy steakhouse ... getting in around 7:30 PM and leaving around 11 PM.

Chad Johnson says Ja'Marr Chase's wallet is about to be a whole lot fatter ... telling TMZ Sports he's sure Cincinnati is going to give the wideout a new contract worth "north of" $40 million PER YEAR!!

Chase, of course, has been looking for a redone deal from the Bengals for a while ... but now that he's officially entering his final season before free agency, Johnson tells us a fat payday is near.

Ochocinco says if the Bengals had gotten it done before this past season, they could have paid him roughly $30-$35 million a season. But now, after he led the league in yards, catches and receiving touchdowns -- he's anticipating it'll be much more.

The beef between DeMarcus Lawrence and Micah Parsons is all over the internet … and Cowboys legend Drew Pearson tells TMZ Sports he's sure tired of seeing it.

The Hall of Fame wideout sat down with us on Friday to talk about the feud between the former Dallas teammates ... and he made it clear, he wished the guys would keep their dirty laundry in-house.

"Too much social media!" the 74-year-old exclaimed with his head in his hands.