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A watch belonging to Travis Kelce was reportedly recovered nearly 1,400 miles from his home ... with authorities hunting down the timepiece amid an investigation into the Kansas City Chiefs superstar's recent break-in.

ABC News is reporting Kelce's item was found in Providence, Rhode Island as officials try to get to the bottom of a slew of burglaries at the homes of several professional athletes -- including Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and Linval Joseph.

It's unclear if Kelce's watch was taken during the Oct. 7 burglary TMZ Sports first reported  ... as according to police documents we obtained, only $20,000 was reported missing following the break-in.

The Steelers vs. Browns game went down in Cleveland on Thursday night, but it sure looked like it was being played inside of a snowglobe -- as a blizzard pelted the athletes for hours right in the middle of the contest.

Check out some of the scenes from "Thursday Night Football" at Huntington Bank Field -- initially, the game unfolded without any sort of issue ... but in the second half, there was so much snow at the stadium, viewers could hardly see the players on the field.

According to weather experts, the area saw as much as eight inches of snowfall ... and it certainly affected the game.

Jason Kelce is ready to make his mark on late-night television ... announcing his new talk show set for 2025.

The retired NFL star confirmed he's launching a new late show for ESPN, titled "They Call It Late Night With Jason Kelce," during his Thursday appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

However, instead of filming the show in the typical Los Angeles or New York City locations, Jason told Jimmy he's going back to his Philadelphia roots.

A man seeking a Jason Kelce autograph on Thursday night went ballistic on the former NFL star ... calling him a "p***y" and screaming out "f*** you" repeatedly, but Travis Kelce's big bro admirably deescalated the situation -- and the tense moments were all captured on video by TMZ Sports.

The wild scene played out just a couple hours ago in Hollywood ... as Jason was leaving an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

Several autograph seekers had camped outside of the studio in an effort to snag the former Philadelphia Eagles player's John Hancock as he departed ... but when Jason bypassed them all and headed for his car -- one of the signature hunters snapped.

Tina Knowles isn't sweating Beyoncé's upcoming live performance on Netflix, despite the streamer's past glitches ... as she believes there will be a holy presence during the Christmas day production.

We caught up with the Knowles matriarch outside ABC Studios in NYC this week, where we asked for her opinion about Netflix's inaugural streaming of 2 Christmas Day NFL games ... Bey will be the halftime performer at the game in Texas.

Though the big red N caught flak during its recent Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul fight -- many  outages and disruptions were reported -- Tina made it clear she's confident ahead of her daughter's holiday halftime show.

Former NFL running back Wendell Smallwood -- a one-time Super Bowl champion -- has been charged with three felonies, TMZ Sports has confirmed.

Court documents we obtained show federal prosecutors hit the 30-year-old on Oct. 28 with one count of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to defraud the IRS.

The feds claim the charges stem from Smallwood defrauding government agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is owning up to his role in the team's rough season ... admitting he hasn't performed up to standard, despite giving his all on the field.

The emotional statement came after Thursday's practice ... as the Giants prepare to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.

Jones -- who was benched on Monday after losing his fifth consecutive game -- started by reflecting on his time with the New York organization, telling the media playing for NYG has been a dream come true.

Jessica Simpson stepped out with almost all of her relatives for a celebratory dinner ... but one family member was noticeably absent -- her husband, Eric Johnson.

Check it out ... the singer hit the town in Los Angeles Wednesday night, as she stepped out for a 16th birthday party honoring nephew Bronx at Beverly Hills hot spot Mr. Chow.

Jessica was joined by a number of her loved ones, including sister Ashlee Simpson, brother-in-law Evan Ross, ex-brother-in-law Pete Wentz, dad Joe Simpson, and mom Tina Ann Drew, among others ... so, it was eyebrow-raising when EJ was nowhere to be found.

Peyton Manning clearly has no qualms with kicking Jerry Jones while he's down ... the NFL legend roasted the Dallas Cowboys owner during the CMAs on Wednesday night!

The popshot came during the award show's opening monologue ... as Manning, Lainey Wilson and Luke Bryan were delivering some punch lines while reflecting back on another year of country music.

The trio mostly ribbed one other ... but when Wilson intro'd Kelsea Ballerini to the audience -- Manning couldn't help but take a jab at Jones.

If the NFL season ended today ... Bruce Smith tells TMZ Sports his choice for the MVP award would be easy -- Josh Allen!

The Pro Football Hall of Famer said just after the Bills superstar quarterback helped secure a victory over the 9-0 Chiefs on Sunday ... Allen "has my vote" for the NFL's highest honor.

Smith said Allen's gotta keep it up for the next two months to really secure it ... but the Buffalo legend made it clear, he's loving what Allen's doing through the season's first 11 games.

The man accused of shooting and killing three University of Virginia football players during a horrifying incident on campus in 2022 has pleaded guilty to murder charges.

According to the school, 25-year-old Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. -- a former UVA student -- submitted the plea on Wednesday ... copping to three counts of first-degree murder and several other charges, including aggravated malicious wounding and using a firearm in the commission of a felony.

The university said Darnell Jones Jr. is now facing a maximum sentence of life in prison. He's slated to learn his fate at a sentencing hearing during the first week of February.

A Florida high school coach has been suspended from his job after allegedly watching porn in the middle of a classroom ... and it appears he was caught on video taken by a student.

New video, obtained by CBS Miami, is circulating online allegedly showing the head football coach of Miami Jackson Senior High School, Max Edwards, watching performers get down and dirty ... while a student films him watching the graphic material online.

Watch the clip ... the man's face is never shown, but his computer screen is -- and, while it's blurred-out here, it certainly was not when this person was watching the alleged porn.

Like millions of others across the globe, Travis Kelce spent a portion of his Friday night staring at Mike Tyson's bare ass ... and he said this week the sight was "the funniest s*** ever!!"

Taylor Swift's boyfriend broke it all down for Jason Kelce on the brothers' latest episode of "New Heights" ... explaining he got a real long look at Tyson's rump just ahead of the boxing legend's big fight with Jake Paul -- as his Netflix stream paused on the now-infamous locker room moment.

The younger Kelce said his first reaction was laughter -- and then he said he whipped out his phone to send the scene to "f***ing everyone" so they could tune in.

It's new team, new home for Derrick Henry ... TMZ Sports has learned the NFL star has parted ways with his mansion in Tennessee now that he's a Raven.

We're told the running back officially sold his Nashville pad on Tuesday -- some eight months after he signed with Baltimore -- nabbing a whopping $3.1 million for the place.

It's a ton of coin ... but check out the images, the home -- listed by Devin Roper of Compass -- is incredible.

Jay Cutler and Samantha Robertson have taken their relationship to the next level ... they are reportedly engaged!

Sources tell PEOPLE the former star NFL quarterback and mom of two, who have been dating for more than a year …. are officially hearing wedding bells in the near future.

The pair, who went Instagram official in September 2023, were in attendance at the “Yellowstone” season premiere in early November where Samantha was seen wearing what looked to be an impressive engagement ring.

The woman who ran onto the field buck nekkid during the CFL Grey Cup won't be able to perform an encore at BC Place -- 'cause she's been banned from the stadium, TMZ Sports has confirmed.

The lady pulled off the stunt Sunday during the Toronto Argonauts' 41-24 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the championship game ... when she jogged around wearing nothing but a smile as she waved to fans.

Luckily for security, they didn't need to chase her down to resolve the issue ... as she calmly walked over to them on her own accord.