Tyrann Mathieu — I Know Will Smith Murder Suspect … 'Hating Ass Coward'

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NFL superstar Tyrann Mathieu says he knows the man suspected of shooting former Saints defensive end Will Smith … and says the guy has always been a “hating ass coward.”

Turns out, Mathieu — aka the Honey Badger — and the alleged shooter, Cardell Hayes, were both high school football stars in New Orleans … though Hayes is 5 years older than Tyrann.

Still, Mathieu went to Twitter and wrote, “I know that dude, he been a hating ass coward…. Never knew he’d grow up to be a killer tho…. May you get what you deserve coward.”

But there’s more … 

Mathieu went on to blast rap music … claiming it’s “brainwashing [people like Hayes] to believe drugs and killing are the cool thing to do.”

He added, “That sh*t ain’t cool, cool is being a father and being able to provide … cool is handling things like men not like cowards.”

Tyrann also said he’ll be dropping a rap album of his own to combat the negativity. 

Buffalo Bills WR Sammy Watkins agreed with Tyrann’s point — adding, “All the rappers know exactly what they doing bro they serving the devil and that’s what the ‘elite’ want to do to us.”