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Big week for Arizona Cardinals lineman Frostee Rucker -- who is set to own 1 of only TEN legalized pot farms in Ohio ... IF voters move to legalize weed during a statewide election tomorrow!!!

Rucker teamed up with NBA Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson to co-own one of the ten approved farms that would grow all of the state's legal pot. Nick Lachey owns another one of the farms.

If the vote passes, Rucker stands to make a fortune ... but the 32-year-old tells TMZ Sports it's not about the money.

"This is not a shot to get rich," Rucker says ... "It's a movement to help the infrastructure of Ohio."

If the vote passes, Rucker says the legal weed industry will create thousands of jobs and save the state FORTUNE in money used to prosecute weed crimes.

As for the NFL, Rucker says the league has always told the players to think about life after football -- and says this seemed like a perfect (and legal) investment.

Rucker says his agent did reach out to his team and told them about his business -- but says it in NO WAY affects his play on the field.

"When I play football, I focus purely on that. I dedicate myself to my day job."

When asked if he's getting support from teammates or other players in the league, Rucker says the guys don't really talk about it ... "It's a non-issue."

WWE Hall of Famer Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka has pled NOT GUILTY to murdering his girlfriend back in 1983 ... but says his mental health is so bad nowadays, he doesn't know what day it is.

72-year-old Snuka appeared in court in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania -- where he is accused of killing then-girlfriend Nancy Argentino during an altercation in her hotel room before a wrestling match.

Snuka pled not guilty to 3rd degree murder and involuntary manslaughter.

During the hearing, Snuka made some shocking claims -- including saying he never went to school and can't read or write English.

He also told the judge he suffers from early onset dementia and didn't know where he was today or what day it is.

Safe to say Warren Sapp probably won't be voting for Chris Christie ...

The NFL Hall of Famer and convicted domestic abuser decided to get political this morning -- lashing out at Christie, presumably reacting to comments CC made about the Black Lives Matter movement.

Over the weekend, Christie said the movement encouraged "lawlessness" -- adding, "I don't believe that movement should be justified when they are calling for the murder of police officers."

Enter Sapp ... who tweeted, "Fat Christie that's it just yell stupid stuff. Really how many get charged, damn prosecuted??"

Warren, fine if you wanna be critical -- but you really wanna fat shame? Really?

There were no burned out cars in Kansas City this morning ... in fact, it's been a regular sleepy Monday with cops telling TMZ Sports the city was VERY well behaved after the World Series last night.

A rep for the KC Police Department tell us there were ZERO World Series-related arrests after the Royals won the crown ... a HUGE difference from the scene in San Francisco one year ago.

As we previously reported, SF was a war zone when the Giants won in 2014 -- with 40 total arrests, 9 police cars damaged, 3 officers injured and 2 people shot.

But Sgt. Darin Snapp tells us in K.C., "It was a great night."

"There were no fights, no damage, no arrests in relation to the celebration. Everyone had a good time. A successful night for the Royals and the community of Kansas City Missouri."

It was chaos in the KC Royals locker room Sunday night ... players doused with champagne and Gatorade after beating up on the NY Mets on their way to the World Series title.

Check out the clip ... it's absolute madness -- well, deserved madness.

Seems D'Angelo Russell is already used to the Hollywood lifestyle ... 'cause not only is he rocking a swagged out $5k custom bag ... but A-list mega star Jamie Foxx helped him get it.

The Lakers rookie turned heads when he showed up to his debut regular season game rocking a seriously blinged out Louis Stewart custom backpack.

We spoke to the guys over at Louis Stewart ... and they tell us D'Angelo dropped $5k cash for the lambskin bag ... which is draped in Swarovski crystals and features the LS signature red suede interior.

Only thing more dope than the bag? How D'Angelo got it ... our LS guys tell us Russell was in Vegas for the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight when he noticed Jamie Foxx had one that was similar.

He asked Jamie what the bag was, which prompted the Academy Award winner to call LS and put them in touch with Russell. Money was exchanged ... and the rest is style history.

Good work, Jamie ... Kobe will take it from here.

The legend of Vince Young is alive and well in Texas ... 'cause the Austin steakhouse that has his name is THRIVING ... and the owners say number 10 is a BIG reason why.

We spoke with Phillip Brown ... executive chef and co-owner of "Vince Young Steakhouse" in Austin ... and he tells us that business is booming at the joint and Vince's presence has a lot to do with it.

"He will greet the guests, shake their hands and take pictures. He's more charismatic and smooth and works the room better than any politician I've ever seen. The people just love him."

It's been a rough couple years for VY ... the former pro-bowler filed for bankruptcy in early 2014 and, following an unsuccessful stint in Cleveland, hasn't been able to get back into the NFL.

He's still a GOD in Austin though ... and Phillip says it's that, and his input on the day-to-day operations that have made the place a success.

The Houston Texans cheerleaders decided to celebrate Halloween by breaking out their sexy costumes and gettin' down to MJ's "Thriller."

It'd be ashame if their efforts went to waste, so check out the video!!

LSU superstar running back Leonard Fournette should NOT even think about sitting out next season and waiting for the NFL -- he should play and try to get even better -- so says Maurice Clarett.

Clarett knows exactly what Fournette must be feeling -- since he was also too young to declare for the NFL draft after dominating at Ohio State as a freshman in 2002. He tried to fight the NFL, but it didn't work out.

Now, with the NFL still requiring players to be out of high school for 3 years, several people are urging Fournette to sit out next season so he won't get hurt and screw up his shot at a big NFL contract.

But Clarett says that's a mistake -- telling TMZ Sports, "What's to say he can't out do himself next year?"

"People always talk about the worst case scenario. 'What if he gets hurt?' Well what if he gets quicker? Gets faster? Leans out?"

Clarett says he spent some time talking with Fournette recently -- and while they didn't talk specifically about Leonard's career plan, Maurice says, "He's smart, he's humble, he's a good dude."

How do you make a guy with 3 Super Bowl rings nervous?

If he's Jerry Rice ... just sit him in front of his daughter when she's singing ... 'cause according to the man himself he still clams up every time he watches his baby girl croon.

We spoke to Jerry about his daughter Jaqui ... who's making some real noise in the world of R&B and just dropped a brand new video for her song "Beautiful" that's heating up YouTube.

Rice says he's always supported his daughter's career 100% ... but has to admit he still gets a visit from the butterflies every time he watches her belt out a tune.

"I commend her. It's a tough business, but this is really what she wants to do. When she performs I'm so proud, but I'm so nervous."

As for Jaqui ... she seems to be anything but nervous about her future ... saying she's locked down some of the biggest names in the music biz to help guide her into stardom.

"I'm currently back in the studio working with Andre Harris ... who's worked with so many big names like Justin Beiber, Chris Brown and Ciara."

Ohio State Quarteback J.T. Barrett was arrested Saturday morning on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

The smack talk between ex-NBA player Jay Williams and Andrew Schulz about their upcoming 1-on-1 game continues ... with Williams saying he's so confident he's willing to DOUBLE THE BET.

We got Williams and celebrity pastor Carl Lentz -- the guy who saved Justin Bieber's soul -- working out for the game in NYC when we asked him about Andrew saying he was too old and slow to win the game on Nov. 1st.

Williams then made a new proposal ... that the two men double their $500 bet to a cool $1k and give the money to one lucky Twitter fan of their choosing.

We also got video of Jay working out his game ... looks like he's still got it.

Okay, enough talking guys. Let's see this.

Gary Player says his club game is still SOLID at 80 years old -- telling TMZ Sports he's still breaking out the wood these days ... WAY MORE OFTEN than you'd think!

Former Chicago Bears star Jeremiah Ratliff says he has NO MEMORY of wishing death on the children of Bears staffers ... but he's not exactly denying it either.

TMZ Sports broke the story ... Bears security called police on October 21st to report that the star defensive lineman went berserk after being cut -- saying, "I am the devil" and wishing staffers' children would die.

But Ratliff's agent has now issued a statement saying, "Jeremiah has no recollection or memory of saying anything that has been reported in the police report."

Not exactly a denial.

Cincinnati Bengals stud WR Mohamed Sanu is putting his power level over 9000 ... with custom Dragon Ball Z cleats ... TMZ Sports has learned.

We're told Sanu hit up Dez Customz and requested a bad ass new pair with "the two main guys from Dragon Ball Z."

Dez delivered with a super saiyan portrait of Goku and Gohan gracing the front of each cleat.

Unclear if Sanu plans to rock the cleats on Sunday -- but he's worn some pretty funky custom cleats in the past ... including kicks that featured "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk."

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Everyone wants to be LeBron James -- including Kings owner Vivek Ranadive -- so, he got Jamie Foxx to teach him how ... and the video is HILARIOUS!!

The two hooked up during the Clippers vs. Kings game earlier this week ... when Foxx busted out a PERFECT IMPRESSION ... complete with the King James facial expressions.

He even nailed the look LeBron gives when he backpedals after a bad play.