By Felicia
Sports In The Bay
Every year the Oakland Raiders hold their annual Raider Nation Celebration at the Oakland Coliseum and each year the fans come out in a big way, this year was no different.
“We’re going to be a helluva football team this year,” said head coach Tom Cable who will be heading into his first full season as the head coach after taking over for Lane Kiffin late last season. “It’s time to give something back to you.”
For those who doubt what Cable just guaranteed the diehard Raider fans feel differently showing their support in numbers, with this year’s attendance at nearly 10,000.
Those in attendance were treated to how the Silver and Black conduct their work out drills and practices and interactive Kids Zone.
Celebrating their 50th season of Raiders football, a selected number of fans were treated to an autograph session with past and present Raider players and all fans in attendance were watched a video montage of Raider memories on the stadium Jumbotron.
Oakland native and first-year season ticket holder Jr. Ewing has never missed a Raider Nation Celebration. “I enjoyed watching the pre-game exercise practices, said Ewing. “I was most impressed by Darrius Heyward-Bey,” said the die-hard Raider fan. “I love those cats.”
Footballs Fabulous Females, The Raiderettes, one of the premier cheerleading teams in the NFL made their first debut as a team, doing several high energy dance routines.
The Oakland Raiders will be playing their first pre-season game this Thursday when they host the Dallas Cowboys at 7:00pm.
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