Oakland – The Oakland Panthers Indoor Football Team of the Indoor Football League (website) is
holding its tryouts right now at Oakland Tech High School, Marshawn Lynch is expected to attend (he arrived moments ago), and there’s a good turnout, and even the mainstream media is on hand (started at 8 am and goes to 2 pm).
(Unfortunately, Zennie62Media’s vlogger could not make it; we need to build a team of Oakland-based vloggers. All you need is a smartphone: for more information, email [email protected])
For those who are just seeing this, the Oakland Panthers are the new Oakland version of the Indoor Football League team. Co-Owned by Southern California investor Roi Choi and Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks NFL Running Back and Cal Football Star Marshawn Lynch, the Oakland Panthers are slated to start its first season of play, next year. The Oakland IFL team will play seven home games at the Oakland Arena starting in March and in the Spring of 2020.
Here’s the Zennie62Media coverage of the Oakland Panthers Press Conference from Sep 10, 2019:
Oakland Panthers Tryouts At Oakland Technical High School
Today, the scene is the Oakland Panthers tryouts at Oakland Technical High School.
As the Oakland Panthers Twitter and Instagram account tweets and entries show, there’s a good interest in the football team:
15 min until registration! #OaklandPanthers pic.twitter.com/sJKv51FuUJ
— Oakland Panthers (@Oak_Panthers) November 3, 2019
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The historic first-ever person to register for the Oakland Panthers is show on Instagram here and his name is Alex (Last name?) and is described as a junior college football prospect.
And while not the first to sign up, a young man named Tyrone Morgan managed to get a t-shirt that will be coveted around town soon.
And the legendary Roberta Gonzales is on hand for the IFL Oakland tryouts – she’s media. And that’s Bob Butler interviewing the Oakland Panthers Head Coach Kurt Bryan:
@Oak_Panthers Coach Kurt Bryan interviewed by @KCBSAM Reporter Bob Butler about today’s Panthers Tryouts at Oakland Tech HS! #Panthers pic.twitter.com/qME9P4sKg8
— Roberta Gonzales (@RoGonzalesTV) November 3, 2019
And watching the workouts:
Beautiful sunny day for the first @Oak_Pathers Pro Football Try Outs at Oakland Tech HS! #football #Panthers ❤️? pic.twitter.com/D1kaH9Zoa6
— Roberta Gonzales (@RoGonzalesTV) November 3, 2019
And here are other media accounts:
Hey #Oakland are you ready for a new football team?! The Panthers are holding their first ever tryout for the IFL team at Oakland Tech! 40 athletes will be chosen for training camp and 25 will eventually make the roster. @KTVU pic.twitter.com/R0VkBRutgp
— Sara Zendehnam (@szendehnam) November 3, 2019
Oakland Panthers tryouts @ Oakland Technical High School ✌ pic.twitter.com/Yl6QFfloVW
— Joewand Murphy (@last1muggin) November 3, 2019
#OaklandPanthers co-owner @roychoi helping get players ready for tryouts! #indoorfootballleague pic.twitter.com/LTogNGlqNN
— Oakland Panthers (@Oak_Panthers) November 3, 2019
This is @Oak_Panthers team president Scott McKibben! The team will play at the Oakland Arena (formerly Oracle) starting in March 2020.? @KTVU pic.twitter.com/Sxi7QFZDKk
— Sara Zendehnam (@szendehnam) November 3, 2019
Marshawn Lynch Arrives At The Oakland Panthers Tryouts
BeastMode enters the building as Marshawn Lynch, who was expected to arrive late, did finally show up and is here talking with Mr. Choi.
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San Jose Site Of Next Oakland Panthers Tryouts November 16th 2019
The next Oakland Panthers Tryouts will be held in San Jose at San Jose City College at 2100 Moorpark Ave, from 9 AM to 2 PM.
Stay tuned.