Yes, Oakland has lots of stadium problems and some teams are leaving our town. And, yes, there’s lots of blame to go around between the Raiders, A’s, and Golden State Warriors as well as the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority, The Alameda County Board of Supervisors and the Oakland City Council. While the Oakland A’s work … Read more
An ESPN media reporter named Jeff Cameron of ESPN Tallahassee gets on radio and says that “people in Jameis Winston’s camp” are bracing for an NFL suspension of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers star quarterback (who should have went to Stanford or Cal and not Florida State). Think about that. So, what happens? Because it’s ESPN … Read more
Before Donald Trump became President of the United States, then attacked NFL Protests of the National Anthem, he supported flag burning. On the NFL Protests, why does Trump disrespect NFL players? It’s his “Southern Strategy”. Trump Was For Flag Burning On the popular CBS’s “The Late Show,” January 8th 2015, Donald Trump could be seen … Read more
At the 2018 NFL Annual Meeting, I went to great the Oakland Raiders General Manager and recent NFL Executive of The Year Reggie McKenzie. I said “Remember, last year, when I said you should draft Cam Robinson? He became an all-pro with Jacksonville,” as McKenzie nodded in acknowledgement. “Now,”I continued,” I have another name for … Read more
The last time I saw Eric Grubman, the NFL’s Executive Vice President of Business Affairs, was at the NFL Spring League Meeting in Atlanta. He looked preoccupied and distant, as he emerged from a still-active meetings at The Whitney Hotel in Atlanta’s Buckhead area. Walking with his head pointed down to the ground was interesting … Read more
White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders sent an email an hour ago, detailing the actions that lead to President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel the visit of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles to The White House. The email’s subject heading was “Statement from the Press Secretary on the Change of Format for Today’s Event”. Here’s … Read more
Chris Dobbins, the Oakland-based lawyer who sits on the board of directors of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority, was the guest on Zennie62 YouTube Live, Monday, June 4th, at 8:30 PM PST. The talk, which lasted for just over an hour of the 1:22:55 livestream that you can watch above, was wide-ranging, but … Read more
(Video from Zennie62 on YouTube. Photo courtesy of New York Post.) Bill Bowlen, brother of Denver Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen, came to his nice Beth Bowlen Wallace’s defense in her quest to be controling owner of the NFL team, and after the managers of The Pat Bowlen Trust issued a statement that was by turns … Read more
(Update: Pat Bowlen’s brother Bill Bowlen comes to Beth Bowlen Wallace’s defense.) It started innocently enough with Jane Elizabeth “Beth” Bowlen Wallace, the 47-year-old daughter of the legendary Denver Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen going public with her desire to keep ownership of the NFL team in the family, and because Mr. Bowlen is ill with … Read more
If Oakland Raiders Head Coach Jon Gruden’s still looking for capable backups for his star quarterback, Derek Carr, and is giving former NY Jets and Penn State QB Christian Hackenberg a shot, then Gruden should give Brandon Doughty a look, too. Going into the 2016 NFL Draft, I had Brandon Doughty ranked way ahead of … Read more
UPDATE: Jameis Winston Uber Investigation tainted by fake news. Fayette County, GA – This Oakland blogger had the honor of covering another NFL Spring League Meeting, this one held last week in Atlanta. While how the NFL’s latest news in the seemingly ongoing story of the National Anthem Protest policy was on the league’s agenda, … Read more
There have been 52 Super Bowl Games, the 53rd will be played in Atlanta in 2019, and then 2020 in Miami, 2021 In Tampa, 2022 in Los Angeles, and now 2023 in Glendale and by 2024 there will have been 58 Super Bowl Games. And do you know where the 58th Super Bowl will be … Read more
Since the The National Football League’s decision to move it’s popular NFL Draft from city to city, as many as 20 urban areas have submitted bids to or expressed interest in hosting the league’s player selection meeting. The conventional wisdom would seem to be that Oakland is out automatically of the running to host the … Read more
The Oakland Raiders hosted their rookie mini-camp for the 2018 NFL Season, and then Raiders Head Coach Jon Gruden gave his statements to the press and to the team via this video. (The NFL has embarked on a campaign to have its teams use YouTube for the posting of their own videos. It’s a recognition … Read more
Atlanta GA Cyber-link to Oakland, CA – The Friday April 20th morning meeting of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority (Coliseum JPA), consisted of an impatient group of people minus Oakland District Three Councilmember Lynette Gibson McElhaney. That’s too bad, because the Downtown-West Oakland-Adams Point rep who’s showed up for what I’m told is … Read more
What YouTuber Nasim Aghdam did on April 3, 2018, in taking a special trip up to San Bruno all the way from San Diego, was horrible. She traved to YouTube Headquarters with the specific intent of killing people who represent the company I love. I’m Zennie Abraham, and I’ve been an active YouTuber on my … Read more