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We broke the story ... Aaron Hernandez brawling with a fellow inmate. Everyone's wondering how deputies allowed it to happen -- but we think Cedric the Entertainer's come up with the best theory yet.

Plus, Lamar Odom's crack legacy has now been sealed in history thanks to a Rick Ross produced rap track. Are L.O.'s drug issues fair game at this point?

There was AT LEAST one gay player on every single NFL team Deion Sanders played on during his career ... so says Prime Time himself.

Deion was on the "Arsenio Hall" show last night when the topic turned to Michael Sam -- the first openly gay NFL prospect.

"He's not the first gay guy in the NFL," Sanders said ... "He's the first one to come out."

"Every team I played on ... I think I played on 5 different teams ... there was someone gay in the locker room."

Deion says he and his teammates always knew who the gay players were and only judged that person based on football ability.

Check this out ... TMZ Sports recently asked Kansas City Chiefs defensive stud Brandon Flowers to name his Top 3 favorite strip clubs in the country.

But since Brandon says strip clubs are "kind of frowned upon in the NFL," he agreed to tell us about the one he "hears" about the most instead.

So, here's Brandon's official Strip Club Breakdown:

1) Onyx in Atlanta -- "I heard that one's pretty good"

2) Tootsies in Miami -- "I heard Tootsies has the best lobster tail and rice on earth."

3) 11 in Miami -- "It's a new club that's supposed to be pretty good so I'm looking forward to 'hearing' about that one."

Someone smashed up Richie Incognito's expensive black Ferrari with a baseball bat ... in front of the NFL player's home in Scottsdale, AZ ... and TMZ Sports has photos of the destruction.

Sources tell TMZ Sports ... Richie's neighbors first noticed the car had been attacked on Wednesday afternoon.

You can see a baseball bat lying in front of the car ... with a piece of the bat stuck in the grill. There are also red shirts hanging from the car -- we're told they have Incognito's name written on them.

It appears to be the very same Ferrari that Incognito had delivered to his Miami home back in November -- right in the middle of the fallout from the Jonathan Martin situation.

So far it's unclear who smashed the car ... or why. Also, unclear if Richie was home at the time of the attack.

Former University of Miami football star Jojo Nicolas has died ... days after suffering severe injuries in a horrific car crash involving an 18-wheeler ... his family has confirmed.

Nicolas was driving a silver Lexus that plowed into the back of a big rig on a Miami highway early Tuesday morning. Emergency responders raced to the scene and transported Jojo to a nearby hospital in critical condition.

But Jojo's condition took a turn for the worse Wednesday and he passed at 5pm.

Officials are still investigating the cause of the crash -- and have not ruled out alcohol.

Nicolas was 24.

Chael Sonnen says Wanderlei Silva is "the worst fighter in the UFC" ... and it's time for the guy to either sign a contract to fight or SHUT UP ... 'cause he's sick of waiting around.

Sonnen was at LAX this week when he blasted his "Ultimate Fighter: Brazil" rival -- who, according to Chael, has yet to sign his contract so they can finally get in the Octagon.

Chael and Silva were originally supposed to brawl at UFC 173 ... but the fight has since been pushed back ... and at this point, Sonnen isn't convinced it's ever going to happen.

Now, things are clearly getting personal -- with Chael telling us the guy straight up "sucks" at fighting.

The victim in the Aaron Hernandez jail fight was in HANDCUFFS at the time of the attack ... and therefore couldn't defend himself ... sources extremely familiar with the situation tell TMZ Sports.

Our sources tell us ... Aaron was NOT wearing handcuffs when he was allowed to go for an isolated walk in a hallway at Bristol County Jail on Tuesday ... but the other inmate he encountered WAS in 'cuffs.

As we first reported, the other inmate had been talking smack to Hernandez ... and Aaron had been upset. When they got into the hallway, Aaron attacked ... and we're told he beat the crap out of the guy.

Our sources say ... since the victim's hands were restrained, he could barely defend himself from Aaron's assault, which we're told was brutal.

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson has told other media outlets, the fight lasted less than a minute. Hodgson says he's investigating the situation to find out how the men got into the hallway at the same time.

A rep for the jail had no comment. We reached out to Hodgson about this story multiple times ... he won't return our calls.

Aaron Hernandez had NO CHOICE but to beat the crap out of an inmate who dissed him in jail ... because he had to let everyone know he ain't no bitch ... so says Cedric the Entertainer.

Ced was leaving Crossroads restaurant on Melrose when he broke it down:

"It's prison. People wanna test their stuff out, they don't believe Hernandez [is] real ... they don't think he's real with his stab game ... and he had to let 'em know!"

Lamar Odom is getting the rap treatment ... thanks to a rapper on Rick Ross' record label who just dropped a new song inspired by L.O. ... and it's littered with some serious crack undertones.

The guy behind the song is Whole Slab -- a member of Rick's Maybach Music Group -- and his new single "Lamar Odom" is all about smokin' something called "Lamar Odom."

Slab tells TMZ Sports straight up ... "Lamar Odom is now the street word for that illegal white substance."

Clearly, the lyrics were inspired by Lamar's substance abuse issues -- particularly, his issues with crack.

As for Rick Ross' role on the song -- Slab says, "Rick inspired me and guided me through the making of my album. Lamar Odom is my first single and we're going to shoot a video for it."

NFL Network host Rich Eisen -- who clocked the worst 40-yard dash time at the 2014 NFL Combine -- is finally talking about his record setting performance, telling TMZ Sports ... "I only know one speed ... and it's slow."

Eisen's sprint has become a tradition at the combine dating back to 2005 -- when Terrell Davis challenged the anchor to get his ass out from behind the desk and hit the field.

This year, Rich finally broke the 6-second mark ... with an official 5.98, shattering his personal best by half-a-second ... and when we saw him at LAX, he couldn't have been more proud!!

Just for perspective ... the next slowest 40 time this year was 5.48 ... recorded by a guy who's 6'6" and weighs 311 lbs.

The Aaron Hernandez jail fight has triggered an internal investigation at Bristol County Jail ... with officials gunning to find out how deputies would allow two guys with known beef to come face to face, TMZ Sports has learned.

We broke the story ... Hernandez -- who's supposed to be a segregated prisoner for his own protection -- attacked another inmate in a jail hallway Tuesday and beat the guy up pretty badly.

Our sources tell us ... it was no secret Aaron and the other guy had been mouthing off at each other for some time ... and now officials want to know how in the hell they both ended up in the same hallway at the same time.

Now, Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson says officials are talking to witnesses and checking jail cameras to find out exactly what went down.

Stay tuned ...

He's big, he's strong and he's fast as hell ... but it doesn't mean JACK SQUAT until Jadeveon Clowney proves himself on Sundays ... so says DeSean Jackson.

The Philadelphia Eagles speedster was leaving Supperclub in L.A. last night -- when we asked if he was impressed with Clowney's blazing fast 40-yard dash time at the NFL combine.

"Faster than me? I don't think so," Jackson said.

"I can just congratulate him for being 260 and doing his thing ... but this Jackson speed right here is rollin' on anything in the NFL ... put it that way, you feel me?"

We feel you.

There's more ... "I just need to see him get to the NFL and do his thing ... the NFL is a big man sport."

"I know he's 260 ... that fast sh*t cool ... but I got homies right here that's bigger than that, that poundin' sh*t in the streets. So, if he gonna get on that field and pound sh*t, I can't do nothing but respect him."

*Note -- we know our guy totally botched Jadeveon's name ... sorry.

University of Colorado football player Jeffrey Hall was TASED by police over the weekend after allegedly choking out a woman at a house party in Boulder ... cops say.

Hall -- a sophomore defensive back -- allegedly went berserk just before midnight on Friday ... "choking out" former member of the CU's women's track and field team.

When cops arrived to the scene, Hall allegedly rushed after the woman again in an aggressive manner -- and when cops stopped in, Hall allegedly called them all "pigs."

Cops say Hall continued to act aggressively, accusing the cops of targeting black men ... and continuing to try to lunge at the woman ... so they broke out the taser and shocked the guy -- TWICE.

Eventually, the 19-year-old was arrested for assault, assault on a police officer, resisting arrest,, obstruction of a police and possession of alcohol by a minor.

Hall has reportedly been suspended by the team.

Michael Vick's branching out into the hair biz ... and his pal Bow Wow was all on board to help -- and then he ditched on the deal! What went wrong ... and would you buy a brush from Vick?

Plus, Tom Brady hits the beach for the most awesome off-season training regimen ... with his son! Is Brady building a future Hall of Famer?

The feud that divided the Eagles is officially OVER .... so says Terrell Owens who tells TMZ Sports he's buried the hatchet with Donovan McNabb ... ten years after they were at each other's throats.

T.O. was out in Venice to shoot a promo for a piece of workout equipment called "The Rack" -- dude's still frickin' ripped btw -- when we asked about the beef with his old QB.

FYI -- McNabb and Owens hated each other back in the day ... and famously went after each other in the media after losing the Super Bowl.

But the beef has been dying down in recent years ... and McNabb even considered attending an event that honored Owens in Philly earlier this month.

Despite the olive branch, T.O. couldn't help himself from taking one last shot at D.M. ... and it's all over soup. Check out the clip.

Johnny Bench tells TMZ Sports he fully SUPPORTS the new anti-collision rule in the MLB -- but that doesn't make him a wuss. In fact, Johnny says he's still tough as nails ... and he's willing to prove it.

Johnny was out in D.C. Tuesday when he dropped some serious collision knowledge -- comparing speeding base runners to MISSILES who can seriously injure a catcher.

But when we asked if he still considered catchers "tough" -- the 66-year-old Hall of Famer challenged our guy to a collision right there on the spot.

Seriously, we're lucky our guy walked away in one piece.