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Buffalo Bills wide receiver Gabe Davis is showing off his battle scars after leaving Sunday's AFC Wild Card game with a busted knee ... an injury that still looks horrible a day later.

Davis took to his Instagram Monday morning to show off his wounds after he was carted off in the 4th quarter of a tight game against the Jaguars in Jacksonville ... which Buffalo ultimately won 27-24.

Despite nearly a full day passing, Gabe's knee is still clearly screwed up ... with bad bruising and swelling around the area. Still, the veteran wideout isn't sweatin' things, writing “Nothin but a bit of a flesh wound.”

Cooper DeJean's brother is in trouble with the law ... cause TMZ has learned Beckett DeJean was arrested for operating while intoxicated.

According to jail records, seen by TMZ, Beckett was taken into custody Sunday morning in Iowa on a first offense DUI/OWI, which is classified as a misdemeanor but still carries serious penalties.

Beckett was a defensive back for the South Dakota Coyotes, where he played as a redshirt freshman. Beckett's older brother Cooper is currently an NFL cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Steelers legend James Harrison says longtime head coach Mike Tomlin ain't goin' anywhere, telling TMZ Sports his job is "100% safe" for the 2026-27 season.

We spoke with the two-time Super Bowl champ ahead of Monday night's Texans vs. Steelers Wild Card game ... a matchup set up by Pittsburgh's stunning win over the Ravens last week.

In fact, the game's losing head coach, John Harbaugh, lost his job after taking the L.

Many people believe Tomlin could suffer the same fate with a loss in the playoffs, but Harrison doesn't think so.

The key to the Jacksonville Jaguars’ turnaround from one of the NFL’s worst teams last season to one of the best entering this year's playoffs is simple!

Kicker Cam Little tells TMZ Sports it all stems from first-year coach Liam Coen, who instilled a winning culture with a basic mindset change.

“Liam has harped on taking it 1-0 each week and that mindset is a tough one to beat,” Little said. “Whoever we play next week, that’s all we’re focused on. We’re not focused on the second round, third round, AFC, Super Bowl, we're not focused on anything besides who we play on the weekend. When you have that 1-0 mindset, it builds for a good culture because you’re playing for everything the next week.”

Antonio Brown will soon be able to leave the confines of Miami and travel across Florida -- if only for a few days -- after a judge approved the former NFL star's request to traverse the Sunshine State for business.

Brown's lawyer, Mark Eiglarsh, filed a motion on Monday, seeking the court's permission to allow Brown to make the four-hour, roughly 280-mile drive from the southeastern tip of the peninsula to the west coast of the state for six days.

"During this period, Mr. Brown has several scheduled work-related meetings and business engagements with Energetic Exotic, Florida's premier exotic and luxury car rental company," Eiglarsh wrote, according to court documents. "In addition, he has multiple prearranged music studio sessions."

Lipreaders might have caught New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart shedding light on the organization's next head coach ... when he appeared to say it's down to two guys.

Standing on the sidelines of Thursday’s Ole Miss vs. Miami Fiesta Bowl to support his alma mater in the College Football Playoff semis, cameras briefly showed Dart on the broadcast ... and it sure looked like he was having a conversation about who could be his next coach.

"I don't know ... Harbaugh or Stefanski ... but I don't know," he appears to have said, according to internet sleuths dissecting the viral moment.

Prime Video host Taylor Rooks makes a living talking to athletes ... but it turns out she was doing that LONG before it was her career ... 'cause she babysat them!!

Rooks revealed this week on the "Downs 2 Business" podcast, hosted by football stars Josh and Caleb Downs, that she took care of the two brothers from sixth grade up to her senior year of high school while growing up northeast of Atlanta.

Josh is now a 24-year-old wide receiver with the Indianapolis Colts, and younger brother Caleb, 21, is expected to be a top-10 pick in the upcoming NFL Draft as a defensive standout from Ohio State -- time flies!!!

Rough start to the offseason for Washington Commanders defensive back Marshon Lattimore -- he was arrested in Ohio Wednesday night on weapons charges.

According to WKYC ... Lattimore was booked around 6:15 PM in Lakewood -- about 15 minutes outside of Cleveland.

Cops say the nine-year NFL veteran was a passenger in a car that was stopped for an expired license plate and "other traffic violations." Lattimore allegedly did not inform the officer that a weapon was inside the vehicle when initially asked -- and he was placed in cuffs.

Another NFL head coaching position has opened up -- the Miami Dolphins fired Mike McDaniel on Thursday after four seasons with the team.

The org. made the announcement just minutes ago. Owner Stephen Ross said the decision came after "careful evaluation and extensive discussions" that have been ongoing since the end of the season.

"Mike is an incredibly creative football mind whose passion for the game and his players was evident every day. I wish him and his family the best moving forward," Ross added.

Brett Favre is fact-checking a recent report on his health ... saying while his Parkinson's has progressed, he is by no means throwing in the towel.

A popular sports social media account stated this week the Gunslinger has "given up hope" amid his battle with the disease ... an erroneous post that reached nearly two million sets of eyeballs.

We reached out to 56-year-old Brett ... and he scoffed at the idea he's accepting defeat.

John Harbaugh is on the hunt for a new gig after Baltimore Ravens fired him on Tuesday ... and he's now got a pretty big name ready to send a reference letter if needed -- President Donald Trump!

45/47 took to his Truth Social platform on Wednesday morning to make it clear that the Super Bowl champion should not be collecting unemployment checks for very long.

"HIRE JOHN HARBAUGH, FAST," Trump wrote. "HE AND HIS BROTHER, ARE TOTAL WINNERS!!!"

Travis Kelce hinted at his future on Wednesday's "New Heights" podcast -- he believes he WILL return for his 14th NFL season ... as long as his body can take it.

While joking he's currently "jobless" as an upcoming NFL free agent, Travis told his brother, Jason, he's looking forward to being a "regular human" over the next month as he mulls over his next step.

"I don’t know, it’s a tough thing to navigate," Kelce said, "but at the same time, if my body can heal up, rest up and I can feel confident that I can go out there and give it another 18-, 20-21 week run, I think I would do it in a heartbeat."

John Harbaugh is the Baltimore Ravens head coach nevermore ... with reports stating he's been fired after 18 seasons.

The news broke just minutes ago ... and even though there have been rumblings all season that a change could come on the Baltimore sidelines, it's still pretty shocking.

Harbaugh racked up 180 regular-season wins during his time with the Ravens ... and went 13-11 in the postseason -- including a Super Bowl XLVII victory over his brother Jim's San Francisco 49ers in 2013.

Tyreek Hill claims his ex wants to kiss and make up ... with the NFL superstar filing new court docs claiming Keeta Vaccaro's using time with their kid to try to call off their divorce.

In the docs -- obtained by TMZ Sports -- Hill is requesting that his grandmother replace Keeta as the person present during timesharing of their daughter ... alleging that Keeta is using the time with their kid "for her own selfish reasons."

Hill claims that while he is in the presence of Vaccaro, whom he married in November 2023, she expresses "her desire to reconcile with the husband" and "requests for additional money" from him.

What would ya do if you ran into Trevor Lawrence at a bar after a Jaguars win? Sure, ya could just pose for a pic ... or, you could put the 6'6" signal caller on your back and SQUAT HIM!

A fan in Jacksonville opted for a little bit of A, and a little bit of B Sunday night -- just hours after the AFC South champs closed out the regular season with a blowout win over the Titans -- and video of the scene is crazy.

The interaction started relatively routinely, with the clip showing player and fan cheesin' for a photo ... but that's when things got weird, with the video cutting to the woman with the 210-ish-pounder on her shoulders, and her squatting him.

Russell Wilson is defending his soon-to-be former squad after he revealed he tore his hamstring before their Week 2 game against the Cowboys, saying there's a great reason the team never listed him on the injury report -- he never told 'em!

The news broke after Wilson, meeting with reporters after the Giants' season ended, divulged he suffered an "undisclosed Grade 2 hamstring tear," which ProFootball Talk said would lead to an "inevitable NFL investigation" ... as the QB never received an injury designation.

Russell tried to do some damage control for New York, saying he didn't want "to tell anyone bc of the circumstances."