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Johnny Manziel has a fan in Jacksonville ... tight end Marcedes Lewis ... who tells TMZ Sports he hopes the Jags draft him because the guy is "dope."

Lewis was out in L.A. this weekend -- and we asked if he hopes JAX spends its #3 draft pick on Johnny Football ... if he's still available at the time.

"I like him. I think he's dope," Lewis said ... adding, "I think he's confident, somebody that's gonna bring some excitement to the locker room."

Lance Armstrong is changing a bike tire ... in what appears to be an attempt to change his image ... and he's even making fun of his own disgraceful doping scandal to help his cause.

Armstrong stars in a brand new "How To" video for OutsideOnline.com -- in which the disgraced former pro athlete casually explains how to change a bike tire by hand.

During the clip, Lance tries to portray himself as a regular blue collar guy, getting his hands dirty ... and tries to poke fun at himself by cracking a joke about being stripped of his Tour de France titles.

It's cheesy ... but will it do the trick??

The entire Seattle Seahawks team has touched down in L.A. -- from Russell Wilson to Percy Harvin -- and while they're training their asses off ... one thing's for sure -- they're not saying A WORD about Ricardo Lockette.

The Super Bowl champs hit up The Yard training center in Hermosa Beach, CA -- where huge stars like Tom Brady, Wes Welker and even Aaron Hernandez have trained.

One player who was noticeably absent from the workout sesh was wide receiver Ricardo Lockette -- who's been named a "suspect," along with Colin Kaepernick, in the sexual assault investigation in Miami.

Donald Trump is just as cynical about South African justice as he is of the American kind ... saying Oscar Pistorius is guilty as sin, but could get off because of his celebrity status.

Trump tweeted this morning, "Oscar Pistorius, 'the blade runner,' is as guilty as O.J. I wonder if the result will be the same?"

It's not hard to read between the lines ... despite the overwhelming amount of evidence against him, O.J. was found "not guilty" of murdering Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman due, in part, to the fact he was a HUGE star at the time.

Aaron Hernandez is being investigated for allegedly threatening to shoot and kill a guard at Bristol County Jail late last year ... though one of the NFL star's fellow inmates says it just ain't true ... TMZ Sports has learned.

Feel the power of the Ultimate Warrior's trademark rights ... from BEYOND THE GRAVE -- the late wrestler is trying to crush all attempts to make a quick buck off his death.

T-shirts donning Warrior's name and logo popped up all over the Internet last week after he passed ... and now attorneys for Ultimate Creations (Warrior's marketing company) want the imitations scrapped from the net -- citing the wrestler's trademark.

We're told the cease and desist letter -- obtained by TMZ -- has been fired off to more than 100 merchandisers already ... threatening legal action if they don't shut down all sales immediately.

Warrior will also gorilla press slam dead relatives of any knockoff salesmen ... in Heaven.

That's what we imagine, anyway.

He may be having some personal issues, but Aldon Smith is NOT A VILLAIN ... so say several ex-college teammates who tell TMZ Sports the Aldon they knew at Missouri was a stand-up guy.

**Spoilers ahead ... (and above if you count the headline) ... you've been warned ... sorta**

King Joffrey was a punk bitch ... and his death was AWESOME ... so says Atlanta Falcons icon Jamal Anderson, who happens to be a hardcore "Game of Thrones" fanboy.

After he invented the "Dirty Bird" and took the Falcons to the Super Bowl, Anderson got hooked on GoT ... reading all 5 of the books in the series ... and now he's addicted to the HBO adaptation.

"It's the best show on TV. The best show in the history of HBO ... better than 'The Wire' and could eventually be better than 'The Sopranos.'"

So, last night ... when Joffrey finally got his comeuppance moments after the royal wedding ... Anderson was pumped.

"He was the devil. I was glad to see him go."

Jamal notes that Joffrey was a much bigger a-hole to Tyrion and Sansa in the book than he was on the show -- but nevertheless, says the show did a great job of portraying his evilness.

In fact, Jamal hails producers for putting together a death scene that was "way better" than what he imagined when he read the book.

Jamal wanted to talk about all of the stuff that's coming up on the show ... but we had to hang up before he spoiled the whole series for us.

The Ultimate Warrior died from a massive heart attack ... this according to the medical examiner who conducted the autopsy, TMZ has learned.

Officials tell TMZ ... the official cause of death for Warrior -- real name James Hellwig -- was determined to be "Atherosclerotic/Arteriosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease" ... aka heart disease.

Officials classified Warrior's death as "natural" -- meaning neither drugs nor alcohol were directly involved.

As we previously reported, Warrior clutched his chest outside of an Arizona hotel on April 8 while walking with his wife. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, but never regained consciousness.

Warrior was 54 years old.

More drama for the San Francisco 49ers ... this time, cornerback Chris Culliver has plead not guilty in a case allegedly involving brass knuckles.

Culliver -- who infamously said he didn't want gay players in his locker room back in 2013 -- was arrested on March 28 in San Jose, CA after allegedly striking a bicyclist and then hitting another vehicle with his car while trying to flee the scene.

Cops also say he was in possession of illegal brass knuckles.

But on Friday, Culliver pled not guilty to both misdemeanor hit and run and felony possession of the knuckles.

Aldon Smith told authorities to "strip search me" after he allegedly claimed to have been in possession of a bomb at LAX yesterday ... multiple law enforcement sources tell TMZ Sports.

We're told ... after Smith had been confronted for allegedly making the false bomb statements, the SF 49ers superstar copped an attitude with authorities and sarcastically challenged them to conduct a "strip search."

As we previously reported, Smith also told cops they were an "embarrassment" -- and insisted he did "nothing wrong."

After winning the biggest golf tournament in the country, Masters champion Bubba Watson only had one thing on his mind -- THE WAFFLE HOUSE.

Right after putting on his green jacket, the 35-year-old golf stud hit up a local Waffle House restaurant in Augusta, GA to celebrate his big win.

A rep for the WH tells TMZ Sports ... Watson went with his usual order -- a grilled cheese sandwich and hash browns.

We're told Watson and WH have a long-standing relationship -- with WH even catering one of Bubba's charity events recently.

Bubba's not the only celebrity who's passionate about the Waffle House -- country music star Jake Owen hit up a WH after presenting at the CMAs last year.

Antonio Cromartie was TRIPLE TEAMED in Vegas this weekend ... by 3 little people who grinded their junk all over his leg ... and TMZ Sports has the video.

The AZ Cardinals ball hawk celebrated his big 30th birthday with his wife and a bunch of friends at Beacher's Madhouse at the MGM Grand -- where the NFL star was pulled on stage for a little personal attention from one of the show's big stars.

Mini Miley. Mini Kanye. And Mini Rihanna ... and it got WILD.

Mini Drake's gonna be sooo jealous.

San Francisco 49ers superstar Aldon Smith managed to contain his anger on the way out of jail yesterday after he was busted for making a bomb threat ... and TMZ Sports has the only video.