Football

Tom Brady gave his thoughts on Tuesday on how to be a great father ... and it sure seemed like some of his words contained a few veiled jabs at his ex, Gisele Bundchen.

Brady penned the lengthy message about parenting for his "199" newsletter ... in what appeared to be an attempt to give advice to British Open champion Scottie Scheffler on how to balance being a dad as well as an athletic G.O.A.T.

Brady said while it's tough to be away from family in order to be an elite athlete -- he stated the work on the field is actually part of what makes pro competitors great parents.

Demented trolls are poking fun at one of the NYC shooter's victims this week ... saying a corporate real-estate executive got "LUIGI'D" -- a reference to alleged UnitedHealthCare CEO killer Luigi Mangione.

Social media scoundrels posted a photo on X of a woman named Wesley LePatner -- senior managing director of Blackstone -- who was one of 4 people fatally shot by Shane Tamura inside a Manhattan skyscraper Monday night before he took his own life.

The pic shows LePatner in a corporate setting with the word “LUIGI’D” stamped across her face in big red letters, along with a caption that reads, “Wesley LePatner, CEO of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, has been evicted from the mortal plane."

Travis Kelce helped a pair of his teammates settle their bad blood on Tuesday ... by getting in the middle of their wild tiff and breaking it up.

Chiefs O-lineman Josh Simmons and defensive end Ashton Gillotte mixed it up right on the field following a run play during Tuesday's Kansas City workout ... with the two exchanging several huge punches.

Footage captured by a reporter on the scene shows the guys were really going at it ... until Kelce stepped in.

Shane Tamura -- the gunman behind Monday's deadly mass shooting in Manhattan -- was a "quiet, hard worker" during his high school football days, his former coach said following the tragedy.

Tamura, 27, was a former running back at Granada Hills Charter school in Southern California in the mid-2010s before he gunned down four people, including an NYPD officer, at 345 Park Avenue on Monday.

His former assistant coach, Walter Roby, told FOX 11 that he was a "quiet" kid and a "hard worker" who was easy to coach after transferring to Granada Hills from Golden Valley.

Coach Prime, AKA Deion Sanders, and Karrueche Tran have been speculated to be one team for months ... a rumor that was just strengthened after the "Claws" actress was spotted bedside inside Deion's hospital room!!!

Following Coach Prime's shocking bladder cancer revelation on Monday, video surfaced of Karrueche speaking softly to Deion as she wiped away tears as he was about to undergo surgery.

Deion whispered something along the lines of "gonna text my boys" ... presumably about the bad news.

Deion Sanders and his medical team just revealed he has been dealing with bladder cancer ... though, thankfully, they said it's been cured.

The Colorado head coach spoke with reporters in Boulder on Monday morning ... and he -- alongside Dr. Janet Kukreja and trainer Lauren Askevold -- went into detail about what's been keeping him away from the Buffaloes the last few months.

Askevold said following routine testing earlier this year, a scan showed he had a tumor on his bladder. It was subsequently surgically removed -- and according to Kukreja, the operation rid Sanders of the disease.

Travis Kelce shed a few pounds at training camp already ... 'cause he went from flowing locks back to his normal shaved head for the upcoming season!

The Kansas City Chiefs official Instagram account shared a pic of Travis cracking a big smile on Sunday ... captioning the post, "Fresh cut Trav 😮‍💨."

Kelce looks like his old self in the pics ... going with a cut most NFL fans will recognize from his 12-year career.

Tom Brady's proving yacht life can keep you in just as good shape as a professional football career ... or, at least it works for him anyway!

The NFL legend was spotted -- dripping wet from the ocean -- on a boat deck Saturday ... looking very tan without a shirt in the snaps.

He threw a towel on over the swimsuit eventually ... but, he left his chest uncovered -- letting onlookers drink in his ripped muscles.

Patrick Mahomes Sr. just got a judge's permission to watch his Chiefs superstar son play in Kansas City's first preseason game next month.

According to court records, obtained by TMZ Sports, Patrick Mahomes' father requested on July 17 to be able to attend the Aug. 9 K.C. vs. Arizona road tilt at State Farm Stadium. On July 22, a Smith County, Texas judge gave him the green light.

Mahomes Sr. said he'll be gone for the trip from Aug. 8 through Aug. 10 -- and will be staying at a Glendale-area hotel throughout. He vowed to follow the conditions of his probation while away ... as well as submit to a urinalysis test after returning to Texas on Aug. 11.

Taylor Swift is wearing a ring in a photo that serves as Travis Kelce's iPhone lock screen ... but it's NOT an engagement ring -- despite what some folks are thinking.

Sources connected to Travis tell TMZ ... the photo in question actually shows Taylor wearing Travis' three Super Bowl rings.

Travis sent Swifties into a frenzy Thursday when the Kansas City Chiefs star posted Taylor on his Instagram for the first time ... and eagle-eyed fans clued in on the iPhone lock screen.

Shedeur Sanders is speaking out after his recent run-ins with law enforcement ... saying his speeding tickets taught him a valuable lesson -- slow down!!

The Cleveland Browns' fifth-round selection in April's draft met with the media on Friday amid his first NFL training camp ... and naturally, he was asked what he took away from the two incidents.

"I definitely learned not to drive fast," he said.

Travis Kelce is finally giving his six-million-plus Instagram followers a glimpse into his relationship with Taylor Swift ... sharing for the first time a bunch of sweet photos of him and his boo.

The Chiefs' tight end dropped a carousel on the social media app on Thursday afternoon ... and Taylor was prominent in almost all of the new snaps.

In one, the couple appeared on a boat. In another, they were at a fancy restaurant. Others showed them loved up in the snow and on an ice rink.

Dolphins offensive lineman Bayron Matos remains hospitalized after he was airlifted to a treatment facility following a medical emergency during Wednesday's training camp practice ... with his agent saying he will undergo more tests to determine what exactly happened.

Matos' rep, Perlesta Hollingsworth, told the Miami Herald the 24-year-old has "an above the shoulder type injury," but it is unclear what exactly that means.

Hollingsworth did note he has "some but not full movement in his right leg."

As many as three NFL legends could be throwing hands on the upcoming Adrian Peterson fight card ... as Le'Veon Bell just told TMZ Sports he's got interest in boxing Frank Gore at the event.

We caught up with the former Pittsburgh Steelers tailback out at LAX this week ... and given he once knocked out Peterson in the squared circle, we had to ask about the upcoming tilt between A.P. and his poker rival, Joe "Baby Joe" Castaneda.

Bell said he believes his ex-NFL colleague will win ... before he informed us he'd actually be down to mix it up in a bout just prior to the Peterson vs. Castaneda main event.

Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane is sticking by his 2025 first-round draft pick Maxwell Hairston amid a sexual assault lawsuit ... calling the situation frustrating, and describing Hairston as "a very good young man."

Beane met with the media as the team kicked off its training camp in Western New York on Wednesday ... when he was asked if the team's perspective toward Hairston has changed since the suit was filed, to which he responded, "no."

"We have to remember in society that people can make accusations and do things," he said. "I have no idea what the agenda is there, but I can tell you every stone we turned over, every door we looked behind, this is a very good young man."

Dolphins offensive lineman Bayron Matos was transported to a hospital via a helicopter on Wednesday after he suffered a medical emergency at Miami's training camp practice.

The NFL team did not disclose what ailment the 24-year-old sustained ... though it did say he's currently in stable condition.

Matos reportedly had an issue toward the end of the Dolphins' Wednesday workout.