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12:11 PM PT -- Patrick Mahomes Sr.'s attorney, Joseph D. Murphy, just released a statement to TMZ Sports ... saying, "Today, Mr. Mahomes entered a guilty plea in his case pursuant to a written plea agreement. Our client is now living a sober life, and we believe that the steps he has taken to better his life have helped us negotiate a plea recommendation for probation."

"However," Murphy added, "our client is set for sentencing on September 23rd, and it would be inappropriate for us to comment on this matter further until after the court has assessed the sentence in the case."

Patrick Mahomes Sr. -- the father of NFL superstar Patrick Mahomes -- has just pleaded guilty to a felony driving while intoxicated charge.

Court records show the 54-year-old -- a former MLB pitcher -- entered the plea on Tuesday morning ... just before he was slated to go to trial in the case in Smith County, Texas. The charge was officially DWI third or more.

Details surrounding the agreement Mahomes Sr. cut with prosecutors in the case were not made immediately available -- we reached out to the Smith County prosecutors, but they declined to comment. A message to Mahomes Sr.'s attorney, meanwhile, has not yet been returned.

Travis and Jason Kelce's bank accounts are reaching "new heights" -- 'cause the pair of NFL brothers just inked a lucrative, new podcast deal worth more than $100 million.

Reports of the contract were made public on Tuesday ... stating the Kelce bros. reached a three-year contract with Amazon's Wondery for ad sales and distribution rights, according to Variety.

The deal will officially kick in on Wednesday ... right before the start of the 2024-25 NFL season.

After never quite finding a proper replacement for Tom Brady in New England ... Bill Belichick's now trying to step in for the ex-quarterback on his own -- in the podcast world, at least.

SiriusXM officials revealed Monday that "Let's Go!" -- the show Brady co-hosted alongside Jim Gray the past few NFL seasons -- will now be manned by Belichick.

Brady and The Hoodie actually explained in a statement that it was none other than TB12 who recommended his old Patriots coach for the role.

A Denver Broncos fan got involved in a violent fight at the team's preseason game Sunday ... and check out footage from the scene -- he took more hits than some of the players on the field.

The tussle went down at some point during the Broncos' 38-12 win over the Arizona Cardinals ... when a guy holding a Coors Light tall boy started chirping with another spectator.

During the verbal spat, the guy with the beer lunged toward his foe ... and shortly after the jab step, he took a nasty punch to the face. A third fan then got in on the action, too ... throwing hands as the dude with the beer fell to the ground.

CeeDee Lamb will be suiting up for the Dallas Cowboys next week after all ... the star wide receiver has ended his standoff with the team -- and has signed a new contract!!

The 25-year-old three-time Pro Bowler inked the new deal on Monday afternoon -- according to multiple reports -- agreeing to a four-year extension that will pay him a whopping $136 million.

The pact will make Lamb the second-highest-paid non-quarterback in the history of the NFL -- behind only Minnesota Vikings wideout Justin Jefferson, who just got a new contract of his own this offseason.

Caden Tellier -- a high school quarterback in Alabama -- has tragically died at just 16 years old after he sustained a head injury during a game on Friday night.

Tellier was tackled to the ground during John T. Morgan Academy's season-opening contest against Southern Academy in Selma ... and was quickly airlifted to the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital when it became apparent something was seriously wrong with him.

Sadly, school officials revealed he did not survive the injury.

O.J. Simpson lives on ... in the form of jewelry containing his ashes.

Malcolm LaVergne -- O.J.'s longtime lawyer and now executor of his estate -- tells TMZ ... the Juice's remains have been transformed into cremation jewelry, which was divvied up among his 4 adult children.

Simpson was cremated back in April, following his death, and we're told his kids signed off on having their father's ashes turned into an assortment of jewelry. As executor, Malcolm also had to provide written consent to the process.

An ESPN commentator got a real injury from a fantasy league ... dislocating his shoulder while determining a fantasy football draft order -- and, it was all caught on tape.

Field Yates -- a longtime ESPN personality who hosts a show all about fantasy football -- was out on the beach with his cohosts for a skills competition to figure out who would pick first in their fantasy football league.

Yates' ESPN colleague Adam Schefter -- known for breaking some of the biggest NFL news -- shared the video to his X account ... and, it ain't for the faint of heart.

Aaron Rodgers is gearing up for the new season with some tunes ... checking out his good friend Mike.'s concert in NYC -- and he had the best seat in the house!!

The New York Jets quarterback and his fellow Big Apple star, Yankees pitcher Marcus Stroman, were VIP guests at the musician's sold-out "Upside Down Tour" gig at the Rooftop at Pier 17 on Thursday ... and they appeared to be having a blast.

Rodgers and Mike. -- FKA Mike Stud -- have been pals for a while ... but the singer/rapper and Stroman go back even further ... as they were both teammates on the Duke baseball team.

It only took 17 years, but Tom Brady's son is now just as tall as him -- and maybe even more athletic!!

The legendary NFL quarterback showed off his boy's height and his coordination in a happy birthday post Thursday ... and check it out, little Jack is all grown up!!

In a series of pics Tom threw up on his Instagram page to commemorate Jack's 17th trip around the sun, you can see he's now eye-to-eye with his 6-foot-4 father. He's got a helluva golf swing, too. And, according Tom, he's winning pickup basketball games as well.

Tim Walz had some special guests at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday ... some of his former high school football players, who took the stage to pump up the crowd!!

The moment went down right before the Minnesota governor gave an impassioned, coach-esque speech at the event ... with a handful of former Mankato West High School athletes -- sporting jerseys and team merch -- walking out to a loud ovation.

As everyone knows by now, Walz was the former defensive coordinator at Mankato West ... and helped turn the organization around and win a state championship in 1999.

The woman who accused Cleveland Browns rookie Michael Hall Jr. of domestic violence has reportedly recanted significant parts of her story.

According to multiple outlets, including WKYC and Fox 8, the woman -- who's allegedly engaged to Hall Jr. -- took back many of the claims she made against the football player earlier this month.

As we previously reported, the woman had claimed Hall Jr. seriously roughed her up during a dispute at their Avon, Ohio home on Aug. 12.

Lawrence Taylor's attorney tells TMZ Sports the Hall of Famer's felony case has been dropped -- roughly one month after cops accused the ex-New York Giants star of failing to follow conditions imposed on him as a registered sex offender.

Mark Eiglarsh says the decision came down from Broward County prosecutors on Wednesday ... after he tells us he successfully showed the allegations against Taylor stemmed from nothing more than the former football player's estranged wife making claims in order to "gain leverage in their bitter, three-year divorce battle."

"We are deeply grateful for the prosecutors in this case," Eiglarsh said, "ensuring that true justice was served."

Alex Rodriguez's recent social media activity has many believing it's a subliminal message to his ex, Jennifer Lopez ... with the former MLB slugger sharing a cryptic quote shortly after she filed for divorce from Ben Affleck.

The message on A-Rod's Instagram story was posted on Tuesday afternoon -- around the time TMZ broke the news that Lopez officially called it quits on her marriage.

"You either go one way or the other, you might as well be the one deciding the direction," the post read.

Travis Kelce's stardom continues to rise ... the Chiefs All-Pro tight end will have a cameo in the sequel to one of the best and most beloved comedies ever -- "Happy Gilmore 2" !

Adam Sandler himself revealed the news on Tuesday when he was a guest on "The Tonight Show" with Jimmy Fallon ... who asked about cameos in the upcoming film.

"We have a nice something for Travis," Sandler said. "He's gonna come by."

A current flag football star quarterback believes he's a better fit to lead Team USA in the 2028 Olympics than Patrick Mahomes ... and he tells TMZ Sports the only way he'll think otherwise is if the three-time Super Bowl champion proves it to him on the field.

The confident signal-caller's name is Darrell "Housh" Doucette ... a 35-year-old righty who helped lead the U.S. national flag football team to gold at the 2022 World Games.

If his name sounds familiar ... it's because earlier this week, he made national headlines -- when he claimed it was "disrespectful" that a lot of NFL stars are currently believing they can displace some flag footballers and go for gold on their own at the Los Angeles Games in four years.