EXCLUSIVE

Ex-Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle has been arrested again -- this time, he was busted in Kansas for battery ... TMZ Sports has learned.

The 24-year-old -- who was cut by the Cowboys back in November -- has been booked on 3 counts of aggravated battery, 1 count of drug possession and 1 count of criminal damage.

He's being held on $100,000 bail.

According to officials, Randle was taken into custody around 8 AM Sunday morning.

It's the 3rd time Randle has been arrested since he was cut by Dallas ... and during his last arrest, predicted that his NFL career was over.

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Also, Randle was famously popped for stealing underwear and cologne from a department store back in 2014.

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