Super Bowl

Snoop Dogg, Future, Flo Rida and other big artists were MIA from a Super Bowl party gig, and the promoter tried to blame ISIS -- but the real problem was $$$$.

The Saturday night party in Houston, slugged "Super Bash," was also supposed to feature Nick Cannon and Floyd Mayweather -- but none of them were there. The promoter, whose ticket packages ran from $75 to $5,000 each, said the party was celeb-free due to a bomb threat a few blocks away.

Sources connected to the venue tell us the promoter simply didn't come up with enough scratch to pay the celebs and vendors for the event. Other sources -- close to Snoop, Future and Flo Rida -- tell us they never inked a deal because they never got paid, so they never planned to attend.

There really was a bomb threat, but we're told it played no part in the no-shows.

Floyd did promote the party on social media, but bailed as well. His camp hasn't gotten back to us on whether he got paid.

He's only been "officially retired" for a few days, but Mike Vick says he's already thinking about an NFL comeback ... all thanks to Tom Brady.

Vick joined the guys on the "TMZ Sports" TV show (airs Monday night on FS1) and said he's "leaving the door open" -- staying in NFL shape in case the right opportunity comes along.

There's a lot more on the show tonight -- Vick makes his case for why he belongs in the Hall of Fame and tells us who was the superior NFL video game character -- Vick in Madden '04 or Bo Jackson in Tecmo Bowl.

The Super Bowl LI champs are officially back in Beantown ... and were welcomed back with a water salute!!

The New England Patriots returned to Boston's Logan Airport Monday afternoon ... fresh off their HUGE comeback win over the Atlanta Falcons.

Several ATL Falcons players went full REPTILE before the Super Bowl -- wearing expensive python skin warmup hoodies ... TMZ Sports has learned.

We've actually seen a bunch of NFL star rockin' the look -- from Ezekiel Elliott to Odell Beckham -- so we did some digging and found out they run about $500 a pop!

Falcons safety Jalen Collins actually bought the hoodies for his secondary unit as a Super Bowl gift ... this according to the company behind the clothing, Renzo Cardoni.

We're told some of the Patriots also got in on the look -- Dion Lewis and LeGarrette Blount also got custom made hoodies.

Nicole Murphy is adamant rumors she played bump and run with Odell Beckham during Super Bowl weekend are 100% FALSE ... saying she's "never even met" the Giants superstar.

There are reports the two were spotted this week at a Migos party in Houston ... arriving and leaving the shindig together.

We talked to Nicole -- who wasn't exactly pleased about the rumors -- and she told us flat-out it's a bunch of BS.

Nicole says she means no disrespect to the NFL star -- but says point blank, "I don't know him, never even met the kid."

Murphy -- who's 49 (and super, super fine) -- went on to say there's one thing that would stall a union between them ... Odell's age, he's 24 (but super, super rich and famous).

"I have kids older than him."

One of the most powerful men in Texas is calling in the big guns to bring back Tom Brady's allegedly stolen Super Bowl jersey ... with the Lt. Gov. of Texas reaching out to the TEXAS RANGERS!

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick -- the 2nd highest ranking politician in Texas -- just issued a statement vowing to use every resource he can to recover the jersey.

"In Texas, we place a very high value on hospitality and football. Tom Brady's jersey has great historical value and is already being called 'the most valuable NFL collectible ever,'" Patrick said.

"It is important that history does not record that it was stolen in Texas. I've called Colonel Steve McCraw to ask that the Texas Rangers work with the Houston Police Department in this case."

He added, "I’m a Texans and Cowboys fan first, but the unquestionable success of the Super Bowl in Houston last night was a big win for our entire state and I don’t want anything to mar that victory. Whoever took this jersey should turn it in. The Texas Rangers are on the trail."

Giddyup!!!

Tom Brady's work ain't done just yet ... 'cause the Seal Team 6 member who killed Osama bin Laden just handed out a brand new mission for TB12.

The New England Patriots turned ALL THE WAY UP after completing the greatest Super Bowl comeback. EVER.

The celebration went down right after the postgame ceremonies in the convention space next to NRG Stadium -- and featured performances by Lil Wayne and Pitbull ... and STK catering.

We're told Pats owner Bob Kraft made an appearance. Bill Belichick chose formal attire ... as did SB MVP Tom Brady. But the rest of the gang -- including Julian Edelman and Adriana Lima -- let loose.

Congrats!!!

The NFL security team is taking the lead on the Tom Brady missing Super Bowl uniform case ... not the Houston Police Dept. At least that's the situation right now ... TMZ Sports has learned.

The Houston P.D. tells us they have been in contact with the NFL -- and are not launching an independent investigation at this point.

Our law enforcement sources tell us no one has filed a report with the Houston P.D. as of yet.

Several sports memorabilia dealers have told us the jersey is already being valued in the tens of thousands of dollars. So, if the jersey was stolen, it would be a felony grand larceny crime in Texas (anything over $1,500 is a felony). The more valuable the stolen item, the stiffer the punishment.

Brady says the jersey went missing after the game. He says he remembers putting it in his equipment bag but it wasn't there when he went back to his locker.

Who needs tickets to get into the Super Bowl ... when you have a ladder!

Four creative young fans claim they snuck into NRG Stadium posing as stadium workers -- with a ladder they found on the side of the road.

The crazy part -- IT WORKED!

The fans -- a gang of growing social media stars -- documented the whole thing. We shot 'em on the way out after the game, ladder still in hand.

The group insists they didn't have tickets. We couldn't independently confirm that, but it looks pretty legit.

Nice work ... except for the security people.

The best Super Bowl party went down in Holmby Hills -- where Diddy threw a rager at his mansion ... complete with huge stars, huge TVs and TONS of booze!

Chris Brown, Kourtney Kardashian, Chris Rock, Russell Simmons, Miguel and many, many more rolled up to Diddy's mansion for the shindig and turned all the way up!

Diddy was toasting everyone with his Ciroc vodka and DeLeon tequila -- Shots! Shots! Shots!

The rap mogul was rockin' a fur coat and a pimp cane -- but it wasn't just for looks -- he recently underwent knee surgery.

Lady Gaga tricked millions upon millions of Super Bowl viewers into thinking she jumped 260 feet down into Houston's NRG Stadium -- or at least she fooled the people watching on TV.

Turns out Gaga's leap was pre-recorded, and anyone inside the stadium would've known it if they looked up. What really went down after the pre-recorded footage aired was ... cameras picked up Gaga suspended halfway over the middle of the stadium.

The revealing footage made the rounds on social media after the broadcast made it look like Gaga dropped in from the roof.

She still deserves props -- NO stunt double.

Biggest Super Bowl blunder ever has gotta go to Young Jeezy ... for bailing on the Falcons at the start of overtime and crowning them champs ... before the GREATEST. COMEBACK. EVER.

Jeezy and his crew were leaving NRG Stadium with the game tied 28-28 ... but despite relinquishing a 25 point lead, the rapper's confident as hell ATL's bringing home the Lombardi Trophy.

Check it out ... Jeezy's even got a parade date in mind.

How's this for a Super Bowl shocker -- the Boston Police Dept. made absolutely ZERO Super Bowl related arrests after the game Sunday night. Not a single one!

We spoke with Officer McGuire who told us, "There were zero arrests. It was a great night and we thank all our fans for being responsible."

We've seen what happens when fans get out of control -- fires, riots, street fights, vandalism, etc -- but that's NOT what went down in Beantown.

"It was a lot of happy celebrating," Officer McGuire told us ... and even joked, "We're experienced at winning!"

Hey, facts are facts.

Offset from Migos tells TMZ Sports he lost $50,000 betting on the ATL Falcons Sunday night ... which would be a big deal if he didn't make it back IMMEDIATELY following the game.

In fact, Offset says he lost $10,000 on a bet to fellow rapper Blac Youngsta.

But Offset -- who had a MASSIVE wad of cash on him -- didn't care. Maybe because he was leaving the game with 'Love and Hip Hop' star Cardi B.

Jeremy Renner's putting Tom Brady above every NFL quarterback ... and his logic's simple -- look at the man's handful of rings.

Jeremy, who was leaving the Super Bowl outside NRG Stadium in Houston, says Tom's no doubt above 2 other NFL legends -- Terry Bradshaw and Joe Montana.