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Jessie James Decker needs the best lighting possible to show off her awesome body in a bikini -- and while in Miami ... she got it.

Eric Decker's smokin' hot wife hit Miami beach Tuesday for a photo shoot, where 1 of the lighting guys had to use a white bounce board on her for top-notch illumination.

Ex-NFL player Will Allen just got HAMMERED by the judge in his Ponzi scheme case -- he'll do 6 YEARS in federal prison ... officials say.

Prosecutors were gunning for a 78 month sentence ... and they just about got what they asked for. Allen will do 72 months instead.

Damn.

Prosecutors say the 38-year-old cornerback -- a 1st round draft pick in 2001 -- was a key part of a $37 MILLION scheme that screwed investors out of a ton of money.

Several of Allen's victims were pro athletes.

Adrian Peterson is showing NFL teams he's still a FREAK IN THE GYM ... posting footage from a recent workout to prove he's still got the power and explosiveness to dominate in the league.

In the footage, AP knocks out 23 reps on the bench press -- it looks like he's pushing 225 lbs.

Then he grabs the squat bar -- loads it up with another 50 pounds -- and starts doing box jumps!

Peterson added a message -- "Not on a decline, rather an incline! 32 in a few weeks and still schooling!"

Four chicks from the reality show "WAGs" rocked Trinidad's Carnival Tuesday -- aka Mardi Gras -- making sure their figures were on full display.

Olivia Pierson, Nicole Williams, Sasha Gates and Natalie Halcro -- all dating or married to NFL players -- shook their tail feathers in the famous Carnival parade.

Sasha, whose husband is Chargers tight end Antonio Gates, has family ties to Trinidad -- so, she pretty much showed the other ladies how it's done.

While tons of NFL prospects were resting up for Day 1 of the NFL combine in Indianapolis ... Joe Mixon spent his Monday night onstage at the Migos concert -- since he wasn't invited to the workout anyway.

Mixon -- along with NBA star Russell Westbrook -- rocked out on the stage with the rappers during their show in Oklahoma City (don't worry, Russell didn't have a game Monday night either).

Despite the combine snub stemming from his violent incident with a female student, Mixon is still training like crazy and plans to show off his skills to NFL scouts at his pro day on March 8.

Johnny Manziel basically just trashed the NFL in open court -- telling the judge in his domestic violence case he doesn't always trust the league based on the way it's mistreated other players.

First, some background ...

One of the stipulations in Johnny's plea deal was to either participate in the NFL's substance abuse program OR go to rehab at a court approved location.

Johnny didn't tell the court which one he was choosing by the deadline and he addressed the judge in open court to explain himself Tuesday.

Manziel essentially blamed the whole thing on a miscommunication with the NFL -- and then went on to say the following:

"I don't necessarily always believe in what the NFL does and have a lot of trust with them based on past situations ... based on other players how they've gotten treated."

Manziel says working with the NFL and the NFL Players Association was a "slippery thing" for me ... but says he was ultimately able to get everything on track.

He added, "My life is trending upwards."

The judge ended the exchange by telling Manziel he's rooting for him in life -- but reminded him to focus on successfully completing his program.

A London nightclub says Mark Ingram is LYING about why he was turned away Monday night -- saying it wasn't about RACE, he simply brought TOO MANY GUYS to the party.

A rep for Cirque le Soir says Ingram and his NFL black friends were absolutely NOT turned away because they were "too urban" ... despite what Ingram claimed on social media.

Instead, Cirque says Mark violated a club policy that allows them to turn away "male heavy entourages."

"We proudly celebrate diversity, not only as part of our shows, but as part of who we are. We would not dismiss anyone as 'too urban' and we would not turn anyone away on the basis of their ethnicity, sexuality or any other characteristic - other than those expressed in our door policy."

The "door policy" says they "particularly discourage casual dress code, intoxicated customers & male heavy entourages."

The rep says, "Discretion lies with our door staff and while we sympathise with Mark and his friends we fully support our employees' right to challenge groups that do not adhere to our door policy. Admitting an all-male group goes against our policy and is clearly stated on Facebook and on all reservation confirmation emails."

Johnny Manziel says he's doing all the RIGHT things in his domestic violence case -- telling the judge he's been getting the professional help he needs to get his life back in order.

The ex-NFL star appeared in a Dallas courtroom for a hearing in his 2016 domestic violence case involving ex-girlfriend Colleen Crowley.

The judge called the hearing because he was concerned that Johnny may have gone off the rails -- but Manziel ultimately convinced the court he's still living up to his end of the bargain.

As we previously reported, Manziel agreed to get treatment for anger management and substance abuse ... and if he stays out of trouble for a year, the assault charge will be dropped.

Manziel arrived to court in a suit and tie and said all the right things -- the judge said he was pleased with his progress.

The judge also told Johnny he hopes the next time he's in court will be to sign the dismissal papers.

Outside of court, Manziel thanked his fans for sticking by him and told reporters, "I want to play football."

Indianapolis Colts lineman David Parry spewed homophobic slurs and cussed out cops during his drunken arrest in Scottsdale over the weekend ... this according to the police report obtained by TMZ Sports.

The 24-year-old defensive lineman was way past belligerent when confronted by Scottsdale PD for attacking a taxi cart driver and stealing his vehicle early Saturday morning.

Cops say he was so drunk, he was spewing nonsense including, "Arrest my cooperation" and "who did I have auto theft with?"

The incident quickly turned combative -- cops say Parry called them "f**king f**gots," and called out some of the officers as, "fat f**k" and "pu**yboy."

He also looked at all the responding officers and told each one individually, "You're a bitch."

One of the cops told Parry he was done talking with him, to which the NFL player responded, "That's what the f**k I thought, bitch -- you have nothing on me."

Parry was asked how much he drank that night and responded, "A lot" and "more than I should have."

Cops say he was so hammered, he was dry heaving at the jail and needed a puke trash can ... just in case.

One last note, cops say Parry is so big they struggled to handcuff him and ultimately needed LEG IRONS to secure his wrists.

New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram says he and some of his NFL teammates were TURNED AWAY from a nightclub in London Monday night because they were "too urban."

T.O. got jokes.

After that epic Oscars fail Sunday night ... even Terrell Owens took a shot at the Academy.

"After watching the #Oscars2017 Moonlight snafu, maybe I did make the the #HOF2017 class. 😂😂😂 #moonlightgate."

NFL player Matt Elam was arrested Saturday night in Miami for possession of pot and pills.

The Ravens safety was pulled over after flying past an unmarked police car, and when cops searched his Range Rover ... they found a Gucci bag with 126 grams of weed, and 6 oxycodone pills. Elam was booked for marijuana possession, possession with intent to sell, possession of a controlled substance and reckless driving.

The former first round draft pick is being held on $15,500 bail.

Robert Griffin III was physically restrained during a heated confrontation at an off-season training session in Tallahassee ... and TMZ Sports has the video.

Donald Trump's Chicago hotel is suing an NFL player and his bride for allegedly stiffing the hotel on a big wedding bill, but it seems from the lawsuit something went wrong during the reception.

Tennessee Titans linebacker Justin Staples tied the knot with Amber last June and, judging from the video, the reception was fun and lovely. They even had Afterglow Snacks, which, based on the menu, may have included cheeseburger sliders, buffalo wings, fried mac and cheese bites and BBQ spiced waffle fries.

Justin and Amber apparently drove a hard bargain before the wedding, because Trump International Hotel and Tower dropped their proposed fee to $79,484.

According to the lawsuit, Justin and Amber paid $30k, but that was it.

Now, here's a big clue. According to the lawsuit, at the end of the reception, the hotel slashed another $5,062.13 from the bill, so it seems like something happened ... maybe food wasn't served, the cake was wonky, the bar ran out of liquor, the joint shut down too early ... something.

Ex-NFL star Shawne Merriman says he's taking on a new challenge as the owner of a NASCAR racing team ... telling us he LOVES the sport and wants to inspire black kids to love it too.

TMZ Sports spoke with Merriman who revealed he's part-owner of a NASCAR K&N team ... a regional series used to develop drivers. It's like the minor leagues ... a stepping-stone to get to the majors.

Why NASCAR? SM told us he's a HUGE racing fan, having caught the bug at a race some years ago ... and said he wants to do something to promote his passion to black youth.

"We thought NASCAR would be a huge deal for us, kinda going into a different demographic. There's not a whole lot of minorities looking to be into NASCAR."

Merriman says he thinks once black kids are introduced to the vroom-vroom life -- you might see more of them get involved with NASCAR ... maybe even choose that sport over the NFL or the NBA.

CBS Honcho Les Moonves is coming to the rescue of all NFL fans sick of the games taking longer than a presidential term to finish ... promising the games WILL be shorter and telling us how.

NFL ratings took a dip last season ... with some fans complaining the length of the games is a factor in why they're changing the station.

CBS has been a part of discussions with the league about how to speed things up, and when we got Les -- the president of the network -- out at Craig's in L.A., he told us how they're gonna do it.