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Ex-NFL star Maurice Jones-Drew doesn't wanna see Odell Beckham Jr. on the sidelines this weekend -- telling TMZ Sports the WR should NOT be suspended because, "football, it's a contact sport."

OBJ got a 1 game suspension for going after Josh Norman multiple times during the Giants vs. Panthers game this weekend ... though he's appealing the punishment.

Pittsburgh Steelers superstar Antonio Brown had an early Xmas gift for a local high school football team -- taking the entire squad to a screening of "Concussion" ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Brown hooked up the kids at Clairton High School in Pennsylvania -- a team he's essentially adopted since joining the Steelers.

Clairton head coach Wayne Wade tells us ... Brown organized a bus to take the players to a nearby theater and treated the kids to a night at the movies.

Wayne says Brown is always doing cool stuff for the high school -- "A couple years ago he paid for the whole team to go to Dave N Busters after the season."

So, why Clairton??

"He loves the whole small town, small team, small program thing. We are the winningest program in Pennsylvania, piled up 66 wins in a row (Pennsylvania record), won state championships."

Plus, Wayne played Arena League football with Antonio's dad.

So, what did we learn today ... people actually ARE going to see movies other than 'Star Wars.'

Boxer Adrien Broner says he's turning to GUNS to help him cope with the issues in his personal life -- saying, "Since nobody want to help me be in a better place in life I'm back on my bulls**t."

Broner just posted a disturbing video to his Instagram page -- waving around a pistol and an assault rifle.

In his caption, Broner explained ... "since nobody want to help me be in a better place in life I'm back on my bull sh*t F*CK EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY!!!!!! #GANGINTHISBITCH #AboutBullets."

Broner had been in a public feud with his close friend Floyd Mayweather -- but this weekend, insisted everything was cool.

It sucks for kids when your mom is in jail -- but Dodgers star Justin Turner did a really cool thing this weekend ... helping the children of inmates celebrate the holidays ... and even handing out gifts.

Turner went to the L.A. County Jail in Lynwood, CA as part of a program that rewards female inmates who enroll into educational programs while doing their time.

But this time the reward was for the kids -- because the children of all women who enrolled got a brand new bicycle for the holidays ... and Turner was there to help give them out!

"This is what it’s all about," Turner said ... "seeing a smile on a child’s face is the best feeling."

Sergeant Peter Gomez -- who helped coordinate the event -- added, "We know that the holiday season can be an emotional time. It's hard on the mothers who are in jail and it is especially hard on their children who come visit them. So we did what we could to shed a little joy during Christmas time."

Pretty cool stuff.

TMZ Sports has obtained footage from Justin Blackmon's DUI arrest -- showing the former NFL star stumbling all over himself while trying to do the "walk the line" test.

The 5th overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft was arrested in Oklahoma at 2:46 AM on Saturday morning -- he claimed he only had 2 drinks before getting behind the wheel of his Jeep ... but cops weren't buying it.

You can see in the video ... Blackmon looks absolutely hammered -- and can barely stand straight as cops administer field sobriety tests.

The 25-year-old was eventually arrested for DUI ... for the 2nd time since 2012.

UPDATE -- During the arrest, Blackmon tells cops he has a prior DUI arrest from 2008. If true, that would be Justin's 3rd DUI arrest in less than 10 years.

Even megastars like Russell Westbrook have bouncer drama at Hollywood nightclubs -- 'cause the NBA superstar got stopped at one of the hottest bars in L.A. Monday night 'cause the bouncer didn't know who he was.

The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar hit up The Nice Guy -- often frequented by huge stars like Justin Bieber, Gigi Hadid and Leonardo DiCaprio -- when the bouncer pumped the brakes at the door.

More proof it's good to be an international soccer superstar ...

Check out these pics of 25-year-old Paris Saint-Germain goalie Kevin Trapp hitting the beaches of Brazil with his smokin' hot Victoria's Secret model girlfriend Izabel Goulart.

The Pittsburgh Steelers TRIED to sing a fun football themed Christmas carol for their fans this week ... what ensued was maybe the worst vocal performance of all time.

It's so bad, it's good.

Here's a reason for Tyrann Mathieu to smile today ... one of the greatest athletes of ALL TIME says he's praying for the injured NFL star and believes Honey Badger will return BETTER THAN EVER!

Deion Sanders made a "get well" video for the injured AZ Cardinals defensive back -- who will miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL this weekend while beating down the Eagles.

It's heartfelt, it's sincere and it's coming from Prime Time which means ... it's awesome.

What happens on the court stays on the court -- 'cause after the Thunder ripped the heart out of the Clippers Monday night ... DeAndre Jordan was partying with the enemy out in Hollywood.

In case you missed it ... Kevin Durant hit a lead-changing shot with 5 seconds left and then blocked Chris Paul's attempted game winner ... breaking the Clippers' heart.

But after the game, it was water under the bridge ... with DeAndre hitting up Henry's in Hollywood ... along with Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, Nick Collison and Steve Novak.

Will Brittney Griner ever consider forgiving Gilbert Arenas for the stupid sexist comments he made about the WNBA??

"Hell no."

Griner says EVERYONE in the league knows what Gilbert said -- and personally, she doesn't ever want to see him at a WNBA game ever again.

Check out the clip ... she's pissed -- and quite frankly, can't really blame her.

Nigerian soccer star Dickson Nwakaeme is jumping the broom in style ... spending more than $65k to turn his Range Rover into a swag-dripping matrimony machine.

TMZ Sports spoke with Alex Vega ... the customizing guru down at the Auto Firm in Miami ... and he tells us Dickson wanted to sup up his ride for his upcoming wedding ... so he brought it in for a little makeover.

Vega says they ditched the something borrowed and something blue, instead electing to just go with the new ... a new Luma wide body kit, new custom Avorza AV 45 wheels and new white and black Avorza leather throughout the SUV.

Final price tag ... $65k (plus whatever it takes to get the ride back to freakin' Nigeria).

Meek Mill will get the crap beaten out of him if he goes to prison for his probation violation ... the only thing that can save him is a shiny piece ... so warns boxing superstar Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin.

KC went on TMZ Sports TV and scoffed at Meek's feeble and reckless boxing moves.

If you're big into self-defense you should watch closely on what NOT to do.

Ronda Rousey's Hollywood career is still ON THE RISE -- according to Bruce Buffer who says he's friends with a HUUGE director who has "big plans" for the UFC superstar.

Buffer -- the voice of the UFC -- says he's very close with Hollywood powerhouse Nick Cassavetes (directed "The Notebook," "Alpha Dog," "John Q.") ... and he's not turning his back on Rousey after the beating she took from Holly Holm.

Cassavetes also happens to be directing Ronda's next movie -- "Road House" -- and says he's pumped about having her star the film.

It's a pretty big endorsement for Rousey ... who's been a little "off" ever since the loss ... leading some people to question if she'll still be able to slay at the box office.

And get this ... Bruce says he MIGHT get a role in the flick, too.

The AMAZING 911 operator who helped Iman Shumpert deliver his baby last week is a STUD who will "definitely" be nominated for service awards ... his boss tells TMZ Sports.

We spoke with Cleveland EMS Headquarters chief David Miller who wouldn't reveal the ID of the heroic 911 operator -- but told us, "He's always been a really good employee."

So good ... that Miller says the operator will "definitely be nominated" for several prestigious awards for emergency workers which are announced at a ceremony during EMS Week in Cleveland in May.

Miller says everyone was impressed with the cool, calm and collective way the operator handled himself during the call with Shumpert -- but adds, "We aren't surprised at all."

Miller says the guy has always been popular around the office ... "but even more so this week."

Congrats!!

Santa Claus is 6'2", 282 pounds and wears a Carolina Panthers jersey... 'cause DT Charles Johnson just hooked up 10 local families with a $30k SHOPPING SPREE!!

Johnson tells TMZ Sports he took 10 families to a Charlotte, NC Walmart ... and gave them 60 minutes to pick out whatever they wanted.

Total bill? 30,000 BUCKS ... according to Johnson.

Although C.J. took care of the whole bill ... teammates Kawann Short, Charles Tillman, and Roman Harper came out to show their support.

So, why drop that much cash? "It's just something I wanted to do."

#Undefeated & #Charitable