If you’ve got Davante Adams on your fantasy team, it might be time to sell high … ’cause Brett Favre tells TMZ Sports he’s expecting a drop-off from the wideout now that he’s left Aaron Rodgers.

Favre made it clear it’s no shade on Adams or Derek Carr — the receiver’s new QB in Las Vegas — he just truly believes Rodgers made the 29-year-old that much better.

“It’s just hard to shift gears,” Favre said, “especially from a player as prolific as Aaron Rodgers.”

Adams was a stat monster in Green Bay, particularly this past season … when he caught 123 balls for 1,553 yards and 11 TDs.

Favre, though, is expecting that to change in 2022-23 after he was traded to the Raiders … telling us, “I’d be shocked if he had the same year.”

“I think Derek Carr is a very good quarterback,” Brett said. “But, he’s not in Aaron’s league yet. May never be. And, that’s no disrespect.”

As for how Rodgers will fare without Adams … Favre clearly believes it won’t impact the future Hall of Famer too much.

Lamar Odom says he still feels the presence of his late friend and former teammate, Kobe Bryant … telling TMZ Sports, “He comes to me in dreams.”

Odom, wearing the incredible Kobe and Gigi tribute pendant he got as a gift earlier this year on the anniversary of the duo’s tragic death, told us out at LAX this week that it actually happens “often.”

“[He’s] just talking to me all the time,” Odom said of the dreams. “‘Hang in there. Keep fighting.’ A lot of s***.”

LO — who played with Kobe from 2004-2011 and stayed good friends with him in retirement — tells us the dreams he has with the Mamba usually involve them shooting around, sometimes even in actual games.

“His spirit, it’s so strong,” said Odom, who also has a tattoo of Kobe on his neck. “To me, he’s like not too far away. Especially when you’re dreaming of someone, and they talk to you in that dream, you’re definitely going to remember it.”

Lamar tells us Kobe continues to inspire him to this day … and added that the NBA legend is a big reason why he loves flying into the City of Angels.

Deion Sanders is giving big thanks to Ja Rule — after the rapper just announced he’ll be donating money to the Jackson State football team!!

The New York rapper shared the news on Friday via Instagram … saying some of the money he makes off his upcoming NFT collection will go to several HBCUs, including JSU.

“Be a part of something Beautiful… July 14th get on the Blacklist NOW,” Ja Rule said.

Ja says there are 1,000 1-of-1 NFTs up for grabs … and part of the proceeds will help support HBCUs like Hampton, Morgan, Spelman, Moorehouse, and Jackson State.

Sanders — who has been the head football coach of the Tigers since 2020 — was stoked about the news … and praised the award-winning rapper for the amazing gesture.

“I wanna thank my brother Ja Rule for hitting me up and including our program in his heart along with several other HBCUs,” the former NFL star said.

“My brother I’ve always admired and applauded you from afar but this is a TRUE blessing for our TEAM.”

“God bless u my brother!!!”

Baltimore Ravens pass rusher Jaylon Ferguson died last month due to “the combined effects of fentanyl and cocaine,” officials announced on Friday.

In a statement to TMZ Sports, a spokesperson for the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore, Maryland added the death was ruled an accident.

No further details were made available.

As we reported, Ferguson was found unresponsive at a Baltimore residence on June 21 and, according to cops, never regained consciousness. He was pronounced dead by medics on the scene.

At the time, cops did not suspect foul play … and added they were investigating the possibility that Ferguson had suffered an overdose.

He was just 26 years old.

Jaylon was selected by the Ravens in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft … and played in 38 total games for the team the last three seasons, tallying 4.5 sacks and 67 tackles.

He had previously starred at Louisiana Tech, where he set the NCAA record for most career sacks.

Dave Bautista is so furious over Roe V. Wade being overturned … he’s now begging men to get off their asses and speak up about women’s rights, clearly believing it’ll help avoid similar situations in the future.

“Every f**ing man needs to be louder about the rights of women,” the former WWE champion said.

The “Guardians of the Galaxy” star made the urging at The Henry out in L.A. earlier this week … just days after the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe V. Wade, the 50-year-old precedent that legalized abortion nationwide.

Bautista was very obviously still PO’ed over the decision … and said flat-out that men should be doing and saying more to make sure women are not marginalized.

“[They should be] speaking out,” he said. “Be f***ing loud.”

This is not the first time the 53-year-old has taken a strong pro-abortion rights stance … back in 2021, he said in a tweet if you disagree with him, he’s “not open to discussion about” it.

Wrestling star Jeff Hardy is fighting back in his DUI case — pleading not guilty to all charges this week, court documents show.

Hardy, according to the docs, pled not guilty on Tuesday to the three charges related to his arrest earlier this month.

During the June 13 incident, cops accused Hardy of driving while absolutely wasted in Volusia County, Fla. Officers said in police documents, breathalyzer tests following the arrest showed the AEW star had a BAC of .294 and .291.

Police footage from the stop shows Hardy slurred his words, stumbled on his feet, and admitted to cops he had drank shots of Fireball before getting behind the wheel.

When it comes to celebrations, Josh Naylor is unmatched … ’cause for the second time this season, he lost his mind after a walk-off HR — this time headbutting his own manager!!!

Naylor — who previously went bananas after hitting a game-winning dinger back in May — stepped to the plate in the bottom of the 10th inning with the Guardians trailing 6-5 on Wednesday night … and then went oppo off Twins pitcher Jharel Cotton to win the game for Cleveland.

As he was rounding the bases, he got rid of his helmet — which his manager, Terry Francona, appeared to pick up and put on — and then he went crazy with his teammates.

But after Josh was mobbed by his team at home plate, he found the helmeted Francona — and then slammed his forehead right into Tito’s!

The clip is hilarious … at one point following the blow, Naylor can be heard shouting, “Give me that sh*t.”

Of course, back in May against the White Sox, the 25-year-old slugger made history when he drove in 8 runs in his final 3 at-bats — and then became unhinged.

Josh proclaimed he wanted “all the smoke” repeatedly, and went insane in the dugout.

Gennady “GGG” Golovkin has no plans to hang up his boxing gloves after his trilogy fight with Canelo Alvarez … telling TMZ Sports he’s “not ready” to retire yet.

In fact, the star pugilist said he’d straight up be down to fight Alvarez for a fourth time!

The news is somewhat surprising — most thought the 40-year-old would call it a career after he takes on Canelo in September for the third time since 2017.

And, watch the clip, you can tell Golovkin has certainly considered it. But, he says he’s still got more gas left in the tank despite having fought in 44 pro fights in his career.

“Not yet,” GGG tells us about retirement. “I’m not ready yet.”

As for why he’d come back to the ring to take on Canelo for a fourth time as opposed to callin’ it a career … he said that choice is very simple.

“The business side,” he said, “it’s very interesting.”

For now, the 42-1-1 boxer says he’s happy his fans want to see him in the ring with the Mexican boxer again — and he tells us he’s going for a KO in the match.

Brittney Griner is not doing so well in Russia … according to her wife, Cherelle, who says the WNBA star is “struggling” and “terrified” as she awaits her trial in the foreign country.

Cherelle made the comments about Brittney — who’s been detained in Russia on drug charges for over 4 months now — on Wednesday while speaking to Rev. Al Sharpton on his “Keepin’ It Real” radio show on SiriusXM.

“She is a human,” Cherelle said. “She’s struggling. She’s there, terrified. She’s there alone. I mean, even in America, if she was going through a legal proceeding, she wouldn’t be doing it alone.”

“Everything about this is just your biggest nightmare,” she added. “On top of the fact that BG is in a situation where this isn’t even a trial. Considering an execution, Russia has a 99% conviction rate. Nothing about this is justice.”

Griner — who’s facing up to 10 years if ultimately convicted — appeared in Russian court on Monday … where the Phoenix Mercury center was handcuffed and surrounded by authorities.

Cherelle said while the hooper has tried to remain positive in notes, she can tell, the 31-year-old is scared as she’s now just two days away from trial.

Cherelle also once again pleaded with the U.S. government to get more involved in Griner’s case and bring her home quickly.

Pro soccer player Carson Pickett made history on Tuesday … becoming the first player with a limb difference to hit the pitch for the United States women’s national team.

Pickett — who was born without a left hand and forearm — started for the USWNT in its 2-0 victory over Colombia … as the Red, White and Blue extended their home win streak to 69 games.

The 28-year-old defender — who plays for the NWSL’s North Carolina Courage — competed in the entire contest against Colombia.

Pickett’s coach, Vlatko Andonovski, spoke about her spot on the team … saying, “Carson did very well in training for us in last week and with the management of minutes for Emily Fox that we had, we felt like Carson would be a good replacement.”

“I’m happy that she was able to perform well for 90 minutes,” he added.

Pickett has been very open and transparent about her limb difference … acknowledging it publicly, but also embracing the reality of her situation.

In April — Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness month — Pickett spoke about it in an Instagram post, “While I know that I am confident and comfortable with showing my arm, I know there are so many people in the world who aren’t.”

She continued … “The feeling of being different and the anxiety of not fitting in is something that I have been through. Wearing sweatshirts in the dead heat of summer to hide my arm. This month is really really special, important, and should be celebrated.”