Oakland News Now – The San Francisco 49ers war of words Lisa Gillmor, The Mayor Of Santa Clara over the rent Increase that was due to their legal loss last week is unfortunate. The 49ers and the NFL of the past we’re respected and respectful of elected officials. 49ers CEO Jed York knows he has … Read more
The San Francisco 49ers took a rent arbitration legal loss to their Levi’s Stadium landlord, the City of Santa Clara, and turned it into a self-inflicted wound: an emotional and embarrassing disaster for the team. The catastrophe started when the San Francisco 49ers challenged their rent and sought to cut $180 million off their 40 … Read more
Donald Penn has signed a contract that resulted in a pay cut after it was restructured according to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, and from an unnamed source. Mr. Penn, one of the NFL’s best left tackles, is rehabbing from Lisfranc surgery. Meanwhile, UCLA’s 6′ 9” Kolton Miller, the Raiders 2018 NFL Draft 1st … Read more
Oakland News Now – On this Zennie62 YouTube Livestream on Monday night, Zennie Abraham talked with his viewers about the awful performance of the Denver Broncos against the Minnesota Vikings and asked if they posted a real threat to the Oakland Raiders? The Broncos were hammered 28 to 42 by the Vikings last weekend to … Read more
The San Francisco 49ers lost a legal battle to the City of Santa Clara and the Santa Clark Stadium Authority last week, as an arbitrator ruled in Santa Clara’s favor. Now, the SF 49ers pay higher rent to the Santa Clara Stadium Authority, to the tune of $262,000 more. That the Niners have sought a … Read more
The City of Santa Clara’s won a major legal victory against the 49ers this week in a dispute over the rent the NFL franchise team will pay the Santa Clara Stadium Authority for Levi’s Stadium. “The city is very pleased with the outcome as it is in the best interest of the city, residents, and … Read more
Oakland News Now – Washington Redskins brawl with New York Jets at joint training camp, but what is not clear is who started the fight. Redskins Offensive Tackle Trent Williams said it was due to a cheap shot on teammate and Reskins Offensive Tackle Morgan Moses. Report is that Trumaine Johnson was the person who … Read more
The Oakland Raiders beat the Detroit Lions 16 to 10, and while the story is that Jon Gruden returned to the Oakland Coliseum, and earned an NFL Preseason victory on his first try in too many years, the one true tale all of the reporters will miss is that the Raiders, for the first time … Read more
Oakland News Now – Jon Gruden’s Oakland Raiders best the Detroit Lions 16 to 10, and gave the coach called Chucky his first win in returning to NFL Football as Head Coach of the Silver and Black. The highlights were many: 1) A multiple offense that moved the quarterback pocket. 2) A bruising running game … Read more
Oakland News Now – Cowboys vs 49ers NFL Preseason 2018 Livestream Talk With Zennie62? Yes, but there was a hickup along the way. It had to do with a subject that had no direct connection to the Cowboys vs 49ers NFL Preseason 2018 Livestream Talk With Zennie62, but a lot of indirects: the Oakland A’s … Read more
The NFL (National Football League) has issued a press release that presents its 2018 Injury Reduction Plan, including education efforts, and improvements to the Concussion Protocol. Here’s the press release: FACT SHEET PLAYER HEALTH AND SAFETY: 2018-19 SEASON Through its Play Smart. Play Safe. initiative, the National Football League is working to drive progress in … Read more
Oakland News Now – The Jon Gruden-era of the Oakland Raiders officially started with the release of the first depth chart of the 2018 NFL Season, and that was done Monday, August 6th. On tonight’s livestream, we talk about it as well as other Oakland Raiders and NFL News head of the first games of … Read more
Oakland News Now – A.P. Steadham the veteran reporter on NFL and College Football stops by Zennie62 to talk NFL Hall Of Fame, Terrell Owners missing it, and gives us an Alabama Crimson Tide Football and SEC Football update. A.P. Steadham shared with Zennie62 fans what it was like to attend the 2018 NFL Hall … Read more
Oakland News Now – Zennie Abraham talked with Zennie62 on YouTube Livestream fans about the excellent Ray Lewis NFL Hall Of Fame Speech, and how much he captivated America. Then the livestream talk turned to the Oakland Raiders cutting kicker Giorgio Tavecchio, and his view that the Silver and Black made a mistake in passing … Read more
Oakland Raiders Head Coach and legendary sports broadcaster John Madden recently gave his beloved bus called the “Madden Cruiser” to the Pro Football Hall Of Fame in Canton, Ohio. MaddenCruiser Canton OH #HOF wow!!! pic.twitter.com/jMRgPBYvxA — Stephaine (@DFF_Stephaine) August 2, 2018 Oakland Raiders Coach John Madden’s “Madden Cruiser” bus arrived in Canton several weeks ago … Read more
Oakland News Now – Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys QB, is being called a “sellout for supporting the National Anthem and rejecting protest. Ok? So? He’s American. Did everyone forget the real issue here? I always thought the idea was to bring attention to police brutality against black Americans? What is going on that we, including … Read more
Oakland News Now – The Lamar Jackson Era for The Baltimore Ravens started tonight with the Louisville star QB playing the second half. In a game that is still going on, Jackson just finished his second possession of the game and of the third quarter. Jackson went 3 of 4 for 31 yards and one … Read more
The National Football League has significantly changed the way players are allowed to make tackles. The new method, and the reasons for it, were introduced at the NFL Annual Meeting and the NFL Spring League Meeting for this year, 2018. Zennie62Media was there, and here’s the livestream from the NFL Spring League Meeting: Here’s the … Read more
Oakland News Now – How do you think the Oakland Raiders will do with Jon Gruden at the helm of the organization for at least the 2018 NFL Season? That’s the question I asked Zennie62 on YouTube fans I met at the Oakland Art & Soul Festival on Saturday. What shocked me was one man … Read more
Loren Piper is an Oakland Raiders Season Ticket Holder who’s time with the Silver and Black stretches all the way back to the beginning in 1960. Mr. Piper is, for practical purposes, walking Oakland Raiders History, who’s story has not been fully told. I have tried to tell it to some degree, as was the … Read more
Oakland News Now – Charlie Casserly, the NFL Network Analyst and former General Manager of The Washington Redskins, made some really stupid and seemingly personal comments about Dez Bryant on the broadcast of Thursday evening. In an obvious rush to prove that Bryant is not the wide receiver he used to be with the Dallas … Read more
via IFTTT Pita Taumoepenu Of San Francisco 49ers At Rugby World Cup Sevens SF 2018 Pita is the San Francisco 49ers second year pass rusher who made the transition from rugby, and became an asset to the young Niners Defense. But on this weekend and this World Championship Sunday, the Tonga rugby star said he … Read more
via IFTTT Jon Gruden’s Oakland Raiders fan party had another star. Jon Gruden threw the Oakland Raiders Fans Party, but his co-host was Ricky Ricardo (with his wife Tina Ricardo) the owner of Ricky’s Sports Theater and Grill in San Leandro. Believe it or not, folks, for all of the Raiders games I’ve attended. For … Read more
The Oakland East Bay Innovation Academy, a charter school in Downtown Oakland, formed its inaugural “Innovator Awards” and was kind enough to nominate and then officially present me with its “Media Innovator” awards. So the vlog is my way of saying thanks. In 2004, I created Oakland’s first true blog “Oakland Focus,” then started Oakland’s … Read more
Was Greg Papa really fired by the Oakland Raiders? Did the Oakland Raiders really hire Brent Musburger to replace Papa? The rumor that Greg Papa was fired by the NFL Raiders was started by a little-seen Twitter tweet, then news of the possiblilty, though not confirmed. So, this vlogger thought it best to float the … Read more
President Barack Obama is back, as “Barack Obama” was a Twitter trend, today. President Barack Obama gave a speech in Johannesburg, South Africa today that took on additional importance in the wake of President Donald Trump’s shocking meltdown press conference with Russian President Vladomir Putin. President Obama’s office sent over the speech directly to Zennie62Media. … Read more
Oakland Raiders fans answer Zennie62s’ stadium video call! This video-blogger put out a social media call for any Oakland Raiders fan who happened to be in Las Vegas this past weekend to make a video of the Raiders Stadium construction site. A long-time Oakland Raiders fan and Zennie62 on YouTube fan responded my posted request: … Read more
Its July and after the bonds for the Oakland Raiders Las Vegas Stadium have been sold, it’s obvious now to anyone who would pay attention to the stadium hotel tax revenue numbers that there’s a problem. And no work by Sheldon Adelson’s media writers will cover that fact up, and just reveal that Mr. Adelson … Read more
Raiders Las Vegas PSLs $75K for top club seat? The Las Vegas Raiders version of the Oakland Raiders will have prices for personal seat licenses (PSLs) that, at up to $75,000, are equal to that for Levi’s Stadium, where the San Francisco 49ers play. That is unless the Silver and Black take note of the … Read more
Greg Papa Fired By Oakland Raiders? Brent Musberger hired by Raiders now new unconfirmed rumor update! Maybe this crazy tweet was right on after all… Greg Papa will no longer be announcing Raiders games… heard it here first lol — TLK510 (@TLK510) July 9, 2018 I received several out-of-the-blue texts from someone who’s in a … Read more
Steven Donziger suspended? Steven Donziger, the man behind the biggest environmental fraud in history, was stripped of his ability to practice law in New York for his role in fabricating evidence, bribing judges, and manipulating the Ecuador judicial system in a fraud he concocted against Texaco, later purchased by Chevron Oil Company, based in nearby … Read more
The Oakland Raiders Las Vegas NFL Stadium’s estimated true completion date will be February 17th, 2022, if information released by the Raiders via The Las Vegas Review Journal is to be believed, and the date starting point for the stadium is the groundbreaking date of November 17th 2017. And even if one shaves off four … Read more
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency that was given to this blogger by Coinbase Founder Brian Armstrong in 2013. We met at a party thrown by a San Francisco tech company at Mars Bar in the South of Market, and were introduced by Reddit co-Founder Steve Huffman. I honestly had no idea what the future of Bitcoin … Read more
On Thursday of this week, Oakland Raiders Owner Mark Davis personally served barbeque to 700 Las Vegas Stadium construction workers. It was Mr. Davis’ way of thanking them for getting this far in building what (let’s be honest) will be a game-changing facility for the Las Vegas Valley. But, considering Mark Davis and the Raiders … Read more
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quarterback Jameis Winston was suspended three games for violation of the National Football League’s Personal Conduct Policy. To show how it pays to be an NFL Owner rather than a player, the headline for Jameis Winston directly says he violated league policy, but for soon-to-be-former Carolina Panther’s Owner Jerry Richardson, the headline … Read more
Thanks NFL Names Jocelyn Moore First Black Female EVP For Communications, Public Relations. Jocelyn Moore is an NFL executive who’s making a career crossover jump of sorts. When she was introduced to this blogger at the NFL Annual Meeting of 2017, the woman with the winning personality and ready handshake was the league’s lobbyist. A … Read more
This blogger was personally informed today that The City of Oakland is still working with famed sports lawyer Jim Quinn on the paperwork associated with filing a lawsuit against the Oakland Raiders and the National Football League. A source too close to the matter to mention (and not with or part of any Oakland Raiders … Read more
