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Chad Johnson is an NFL coach ... telling TMZ Sports he has been hired by the Cleveland Browns as an assistant wide receivers coach for training camp.

Johnson says he asked his former Bengals, and current Browns head coach, Hue Jackson, for a coaching job ... and to Chad's surprise, H.J. said yes.

Chad says he will be in Cleveland on July 28th, ready to coach. We're told the gig is just for training camp ... as of now.

However, it sounds like Chad has bigger plans ... telling us, "I'm not leaving!"

Matt Ryan's vacation with Matt Stafford turned into a mini-camp competition in everything but football ... and sounds like the young gun came out on top.

Ryan was at LAX when we asked about the Bahamas trip the NFL QBs took with their wives last month. The Falcons star has the winning record in head-to-head NFL games, but Matty Ice told us Stafford was the cooler customer on vacay.

Check out the clip to see which 2 sports Ryan's gotta bone up on -- but really, based on the pics ... there were NO losers on this trip.

LeSean McCoy is making one thing clear ... he only boxes for fun ... saying the chances his newfound pugilistic hobby turns into a second career a la Herschel Walker are about ZERO.

We got Shady out at LAX and asked him what's behind his sudden interest in getting hit in the head OFF the football field ... and taking up the sport of boxing.

Shady told us he's interested in getting his hands right, and loves the cardio, but as far as pulling a Herschel and hopping into the ring professionally?

HELL NO.

Check out the clip!

Steve Wynn, the king of Las Vegas, is pushing all his chips in on the Oakland Raiders becoming the Vegas Raiders.

The casino mogul was in the Raiders old stomping grounds, Los Angeles, when we asked about the team possibly moving to the Strip and Wynn went off -- explaining everything he's doing with owner Mark Davis to make it happen.

Of course, San Diego and L.A. are still in the running, but it's obvious where Wynn's putting his money. If you ever wondered what a billionaire cheerleader looks like ... here ya go.

Good news Broncos fans ... Peyton Manning says his neck is 100% healthy!!!

Bad news Broncos fans ... Peyton Manning says there's NO WAY IN HELL he's coming back to the NFL despite the aforementioned good news.

We got Peyton at LaGuardia airport in NYC earlier this week ... and chopped it up with the future Hall of Famer about the state of Manning ... and he told us it's ALL GOOD.

The clip is pretty freakin' awesome ... Manning also gives us the goods on his favorite topping on a pizza, and his standing in the town of Omaha, but when we ask if he's ever strapping it on again he couldn't have been more firm.

"I'm out of eligibility, I'm expired."

TMZ Sports has obtained police body cam footage from the SWAT team raid on ex-NFL wide receiver Davone Bess ... including the moment officers sicced an attack dog on him.

27 police officers assisted in the June 19th incident -- including the SWAT team, which was called in because Bess had barricaded himself in his Arizona home, brandished a knife and had threatened to shoot cops.

According to the police report, obtained by TMZ Sports, the whole thing started when Bess fled during a routine traffic stop -- and locked himself in his Gilbert, AZ home.

The report paints a picture of a very mentally disturbed person -- with 30-year-old Bess repeatedly making bizarre demands, incoherent statements and losing track of where he was.

Cops ultimately used a K9 unit to apprehend Bess, fearing he was a danger to himself and others. According to the report, the dog bit Bess for 30 seconds.

After he was taken into custody, Bess demanded a hamburger and K-Y Jelly ... fell asleep while being questioned by officers ... and eventually explained that he initially fled from cops because he was "searching for peace."

Earlier in the evening, Bess' mother told officers her son suffered from depression and had multiple head injuries from playing in the NFL. Bess was in the league from 2008 to 2013.

She also said he had been hospitalized weeks before the incident, had made suicidal statements in the past and that the family was trying to get him help for mental health issues.

A seemingly confused Bess admitted to smoking marijuana, drinking vodka and taking Zoloft (an anti-depression, anti-anxiety drug) before the police incident.

Bess was ultimately arrested and charged with unlawful flight from a law enforcement vehicle. If convicted, he faces up to 2 years in prison. His family clearly wants a judge to order him to get mental help instead of a jail sentence.

Bess has since plead not guilty and is due back in court in August.

Ex-Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle was found mentally competent by a Kansas judge ... and will have to stand trial in his assault case where he allegedly tried to run people over with his car after a beer pong match.

As we previously reported, 24-year-old Randle was arrested back in February at a house party in Wichita after he allegedly freaked out over a game of beer pong and attacked party guests ... and then hit several people with his car.

Randle was arrested and charged with multiple felonies -- including aggravated battery and interfering with law enforcement -- and has been in custody ever since. He also picked up a felony criminal threat charge while in jail ... for allegedly threatening a deputy.

But according to court docs obtained by TMZ Sports, the judge in the case initially believed Randle may not have been mentally fit to stand trial ... and put the proceedings on hold to do a competency exam.

The court reviewed a report from COMCARE -- Wichita's mental health center -- and heard other arguments ... before finding Randle is, in fact, mentally capable to participate in a trial.

Peyton Manning is weighing in on the standoff in Denver ... telling TMZ Sports he believes Von Miller WILL re-sign with the team ... "I do not see that being a problem at all."

Cops in Jacksonville say Jaguars running back Denard Robinson had to climb out of a window of a car that was sinking in a pond this weekend ... after the 25-year-old fell asleep behind the wheel.

According to the police report, obtained by FOX 30, Robinson's Chevy Impala had gone down an embankment and into a retention pond around 4:20 AM on July 3rd ... and was slowly sinking.

When officers arrived on scene, they saw a passed out Robinson in the driver's seat and a female passenger next to him. The driver's side door was submerged in the water.

An officer knocked on the door -- but Robinson opened his eyes and then went back to sleep.

The responding officer explained ... "I continued to knock on the window until the passenger woke up and rolled the window down and said, 'What's up.'"

"I explained that their vehicle was in a pond and that they needed to exit," the officer wrote in the report.

Despite the sinking situation, the officer says the woman REFUSED to exit the car and had to be physically pulled to safety.

The cop says he was able to unlock the car -- and went back for Robinson.

Problem is ... Robinson believed he was on the road and refused to step out of the vehicle.

Eventually, Robinson realized the situation -- but the drama continued.

"The driver tried about three times to open the driver’s door which was the side that was underwater. I had to keep reminding the driver to climb out of the passenger side because his door was in the water."

Robinson got out -- and officers immediately checked him out to see if he was drunk or high ... but cops concluded he was NOT impaired.

Michael Sam weighed in on Donald Trump, clearly not believe he's a friend of the LGBT community and calling him an "asshole."

The hubbub was resurrected after Trump's recent comments expressing sympathy for the LGBT community over Orlando. The media went back to the archives and re-posted video of Trump on "Fox and Friends" back in 2014, when an emotional Sam kissed his then-boyfriend after getting drafted.

Trump clearly had a problem with the PDA, and made that clear.

We got Sam out at Bootsy Bellows in WeHo Saturday night, and he did not mince words.

Johnny Manziel might be playing pro football in 2016 after all -- because the Arena Football League wants him ... and believes they can truly help him get back to the NFL.

Denver Broncos safety Shiloh Keo just pled guilty to a misdemeanor DUI charge stemming from his arrest back in February ... but he won't spend any time behind bars.

Keo -- who recovered the Patriots' onside kick during the AFC championship game and helped send the Broncos to the Super Bowl -- was popped for DUI on February 13th in Ada County, Idaho.

Today, he pled guilty to one count of misdemeanor DUI -- and, in exchange for his plea, the 28-year-old got 1 year probation and a suspended license. He also has to speak at 8 high schools and pay a $952.50 fine.

Ex-Dallas Cowboys cornerback C.J. Spillman was just sentenced to 5 years in prison after he was convicted of sexual assault.

The 30-year-old was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Texas resort back in 2014. He admitted to the sex, but claimed it was consensual.

Spillman -- who played in the NFL from 2009 to 2015 -- was convicted of sexual assault during a hearing on Thursday. He was facing up to 20 years in prison.

We're told Spillman appeared to be in good spirits after the verdict was read. He was there with his mother and kept telling her, "It's going to be okay."

We're told Spillman plans to appeal.

NFL quarterback Tarvaris Jackson -- who reportedly made more than $13 MILLION during his 9 year career -- requested a public defender in his assault case ... claiming he has no cash to his name.

It's all laid out in court docs obtained by TMZ Sports ... stemming from a June 24th incident in which the ex-Seahawks QB allegedly pulled a gun on his wife and threatened to shoot her.

33-year-old Jackson was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and faces prison time if convicted -- but instead of locking up an expensive high powered attorney, Jackson requested a public defender ... which costs exactly $FREE-99.

In the court docs, Jackson says he has no income, no savings, no banks accounts, stocks, etc ... all he owns is a $100,000 car.

But the judge didn't buy TJ's broke claims -- denying his request for a free public defender -- essentially forcing the QB to pay for his own lawyer.

Today is July 1st ... or as Johnny Manziel calls it -- the first day of sobriety!!

Might seem moot ... but Johnny Manziel will be suspended the first 4 games of the 2016 season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy ... league sources tell TMZ Sports.