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Brutal honesty from Eric Dickerson to Ezekiel Elliott Thursday night -- with the Hall of Famer telling the Cowboys star he's GLAD he didn't break one of his rushing records and he hopes he NEVER does!

The two superstars came face-to-face at the Madden Party in Houston -- when we brought up the fact that Zeke came just 178 yards shy of breaking E.D.'s single season rookie rushing record.

Dickerson LOVED IT ... and said bluntly, "No one wants their records broken!"

Zeke told the legend he's coming for his 2,105 all-time single season record ... Dickerson's rooting against that too!!

2 Chainz is so confident in his ATL Falcons ... he's bettin' a FAT STACK on 'em!!

The Georgia rapper was out in Houston last night where he told us why he's throwing BIG MONEY on the Dirty Birds ... he even predicted the final score.

He's not the only rapper throwing around a fortune in Houston -- Migos told TMZ Sports they've got $300K IN CASH!!!

Two more reasons to watch the Super Bowl halftime show -- because, once again, you can BET on whether Lady Gaga will show cleavage ... and the smart money's on "Yes."

The smokin' hot daughter of 3-time NFL champ Mark Schlereth ain't a hater ... 'cause she says Travis Kelce -- who didn't pick her on his reality show -- is still a hotter piece of tight end than Rob Gronkowski.

We got Avery Schlereth out in Houston ... and asked her if there were any hard feelings between her and Kelce, being that she competed on his reality dating show, "Catching Kelce" ... and lost.

Not only is she not mad ... she's still a fan ... telling our guy in a head-to-head choice between Gronk & Kelce, she'd take Kelce both on the field ... and after the game.

BTW ... Avery is ridiculously hot, so much so that we're wondering if the Chiefs should have Kelce's eyes checked. Peep the gallery below, you'll agree.

Tom Brady is an apostrophe abuser.

Here's Tom at Super Bowl practice on Thursday rocking one of those QB wristbands -- complete with what we believe to be some throwing motion notes.

We don't really know what "Light Light G.P." means ... but we DO know Tom didn't have to put apostrophes in "toes" and "knees."

Then again, who are we to talk ...

#dailydashabuse #alsoellipsesabuse #sorry

The man who shot and killed NFL player Joe McKnight has been indicted for 2nd degree murder ... officials in Louisiana announced.

Ronald Gasser, 55, was arrested on December 5 and booked for manslaughter ... following a road rage incident that led to the death of the former USC star.

Now, after further investigation by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office in collaboration with the D.A., a grand jury has hit Gasser with the more serious charge of 2nd degree murder.

As a result of the indictment, the judge raised Gasser's bond from $500K to $750k.

Terry Bradshaw ... STONE COLD PIMP!!

The "NFL on FOX" star got on the mic to ask Lady Gaga a question at the Super Bowl halftime news conference ... and totally hit on her grandmother!

Enough with the sequins and the cha-cha ... Calvin Johnson needs to get his ass out of the ballroom and back into the NFL ... so says his ex-teammate, Nate Burleson.

The ex-WR -- who's now hosting "Good Morning Football" on the NFL Network -- was out in Houston Wednesday night when he stopped our guy and sent a personal message to the Detroit Lions legend.

He also shouted out Marshawn Lynch ... saying BOTH dudes still obviously have more gas in the tank.

Only ONE running back can be the true king of L.A. ... and Chargers' Melvin Gordon says he's ready to do battle with Rams star Todd Gurley.

The L.A. Chargers running back says he's got nothing but respect for Gurley -- but it's clear in the clip, he wants to be known as #1.

Gurley made the Pro Bowl last year. Gordon made the Pro Bowl this year.

So, who's got the advantage?

"We'll figure it out next year," Gordon says ... "Ain't no more talkin'. We'll let the work do the talk."

Le'Veon Bell says he doesn't care that Skip Bayless thinks Ezekiel Elliott is a better RB ... he's PISSED that Bayless doesn't think they're in the same class ... and he's firing ANOTHER shot at the FS1 host.

Bell dropped a diss track called "Shrimp Bayless" earlier this week -- and Skip responded on his show, "Undisputed" ... vowing to get Lil Wayne to help him with a rap retaliation.

But Le'Veon -- who's the most patient running back in the league -- says he ain't waiting around and went right back after Skip when we saw him in Houston Wednesday night.

He even dropped a freestyle diss right on the street -- and while the beat our photog tried to provide definitely wasn't good ... Le'Veon makes his point loud and clear.

At least one of Pacman Jones' teammates has his back -- with rookie cornerback William Jackson saying he hopes the team doesn't cut the troubled NFL star after his arrest last month.

Jackson was Cincy's 2016 1st round pick -- and says Pacman has been a mentor to him on the field.

But, after Jones was caught on video cussing out a police officer and telling him, "I hope you die" -- many are wondering if the Bengals will finally give Pac his walking papers.

Jackson made it clear he likes the guy and says, "I hope he'll be alright."

By the way, when we spoke with Jackson, he was working with Habitat for Humanity out in North Houston.

Good work.

Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri is hoping to be a Super Bowl hero again -- attempting to set a field goal kicking WORLD RECORD just days before the big game.

The future Hall of Famer is gunning to set a speed kicking record -- attempting to hit 20 extra points from 20 yards out in 60 seconds at the NFL Extra Points Charity Kick on Friday.

There's A LOT on the line -- if he's successful, Barclaycard has pledged to donate $15,000 to the Pat Tillman Foundation.

The feat would also go down as a Guinness World Record.

L.A. Rams legend Jack Youngblood has a message for the other NFL team in town -- GIT!!!

The Hall of Famer just touched down in Houston when we asked about business back on the West Coast -- specifically if L.A. is big enough for both the Rams and the Chargers.

The answer -- HELL NO.

Bad news for Houston Texans QB Brock Osweiler -- the owner basically just said he's looking to replace his $72 million man.

When discussing Brock's underwhelming 1st season with the Texans, owner Bob McNair said, "We need better performance out of the position. We'll probably look at a young QB as we go into draft."

Ouch.

Skip Bayless ain't takin' Le'Veon Bell's diss track lyin' down -- telling TMZ Sports he's reaching out to his pal, Lil Wayne, to fight back against the Steelers RB.

Okay, full disclosure ... it was our photog's idea since Wayne made the signature track for Skip's show, "Undisputed," on FS1 -- but Skip was all about it and says he's gonna hit Weezy up, ASAP!

Bayless admits Bell's track -- "Shrimp Bayless" -- is fire (he actually enjoyed the clever lyrics) but says Le'Veon never addressed his main beef with the NFL star ... that he's NO Ezekiel Elliott!

He even issues a rap challenge to Le'Veon.

Your move, Juice.

Call the fashion police ... 'cause Cooper Manning straight-up STOLE his Super Bowl swag from Snoop's spiritual adviser, Bishop Don "Magic" Juan!

Peyton and Eli's older bro was cruisin' around Super Bowl media night this week in a money suit -- the same kind of outfit we've seen The Bishop rockin' for years.