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Las Vegas Finishes Day Two With Impressive Picks

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Las Vegas Raiders defensive back Trevon Moehrig was the Raiders No.43 pick out of the NFL Draft on Friday night he comes to the Raiders out of TCU (@CBSSportsHQ photo)

By Barbara Mason

One thing that I have learned is not to predict what the Raiders will do in just about any situation. The NFL draft has always been one of those venues. On rare occasions we can predict who this team will pick when it comes to the draft, but more often than not it remains a mystery until the final hour.

On Day Two the Las Vegas Raiders traded up to the 43rd pick. They traded with the San Francisco Forty Niners. With that pick they went with DE Trevon Moehrig out of TCU. This is a great pick, a pick that makes a lot of sense. It was surprising to see that Moehrig was still available at No. 43.

One reason could be the injury that he sustained while training which may have hurt his stock. MRI revealed some issues which were not stated but it clearly hurt his value but may have cleared the way for the Las Vegas pick at 43.

It was thought that the Dallas Cowboys might pull the trigger and trade up to get Moehrig who they were very high on but in the end it was Las Vegas who came away with this guy.

Moehrig comes in at 6’1” and 202 lbs. He can fill one of the things that the Raiders desperately need right now and that is at safety. He was one of the top safeties in 2019. This guy brings so many strengths which include the ability to read the quarterbacks intentions from deep safety, forceful strikes to dislodge catches and a talented ball tracker. He is a true leader who is football smart.

So now the Raiders have filled two glaring needs one at right tackle and the other at free safety. Their first two picks have taken care of those needs with a whole lot of draft to go.

In round three the Raiders had the 79th and 80th pick. Their pick at No. 79 was Malcolm Koonce defensive end out of Buffalo

At No. 80 the Raiders pick was Divine Deablo a safety out of Virginia Tech. This guy is 6’3” and 220 and he plays with urgency and he is speedy. The Raiders now have some great possibility in the secondary.

We are halfway there. Today was a great day for the Las Vegas Raiders with some very impressive picks. Tomorrow we will see who they will pick in rounds 4-7. Can they finish the way they finished today? The Raiders have four picks in the final day of the draft. They have picks 121, 162,167 and finally pick 200.

The draft will begin Saturday at 9:00 PT.

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: Niners go with No.3 pick Trey Lance

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Quarterback Trey Lance selected No.3 in the NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers hold up his jersey on Thu Apr 29, 2021 in Cleveland (AP News photo)

On the 49ers podcast with David:

#1 The 49ers have selected No.3 quarterback from North Dakota Trey Lance it certainly was an exciting night for Lance at the NFL draft on Thursday night

#2 How do you see Lance fitting in the NFL and talk a little about his style of passing and running as a keeper.

#3 Is there a possibility that Lance could beat out starting quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo for the starting job. Garoppolo has suffered numerous injuries outside of that one Super Bowl season he had.

David Zizmor covered the 49ers NFL draft for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Las Vegas Raiders Choose Leatherwood in Surprise Pick

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Offensive Tackle Alex Leatherwood who was selected as the 17th pick by the Las Vegas Raiders hoists the championship trophy while a playing for the Alabama Crimson Tide last season (@Raiders photo)

By Barbara Mason

After a long off-season, (longer for some than others) the 2021 draft has finally arrived. This was a highly anticipated day for the Las Vegas Raiders and a multitude of teams across the league. As we watch this year’s draft we realize that we are looking at the future of the NFL.

Last season, the Raiders started the season beating some heavy hitters and garnering a very nice record mid-way through 2020 only to self- destruct in latter games. They would finish 2020 8-8 when it looked like they could actually be playoff bound. It came to a crashing halt much like it did in 2019. Their needs are many, defensively and offensively.

Last year the Raiders picked Henry Ruggs lll number 12 overall. This year the team may address their need at right tackle which is dire. The Raiders have traded away Trent Brown and for right now they have no one to replace him. Teven Jenkins may be just the player to fill that spot. Picking at No. 17 the OT from Oklahoma State may fill the bill for Las Vegas.

Coach Jon Gruden had other ideas and his choice at No. 17 was Alex Leatherwood OT. He is versatile but it was a unexpected pick considering that they more than likely could have picked him in later rounds. Not surprising at all however. The Raiders have made some interesting picks in past years.

Leatherwood comes out of Alabama and has experience at both Guard and Offensive Tackle. He is aggressive in stopping the run, but he does have some problem with flexible and quick running backs. He does have a lot of experience at offensive tackle and he may well land in that position.

So once again the Las Vegas Raiders have not failed to surprise absolutely everyone. So we now look forward to Day Two tomorrow when the Raiders will pick at No. 48 in the second round and they will get back to back picks in round three at 79 and 80.

Day Two of the Draft will begin at 7:00 PM ET.

Headline Sports podcast with Jessica Kwong: Adams medication was cut off by doctor; Triggered murder spree at doctor’s home

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Former San Francisco 49er and Oakland Raider defensive back Phillip Adams (left) who killed five people and himself on Thu Apr 8, 2021 in Rock Hill SC his father Alonzo (right) said “football messed him up” and that Adams “was a good kid” (WCNC NBC TV Charlotte image)

#1 Former San Francisco 49er and Oakland Raider defensive back Phillip Adams 32, who killed five people on Thursday morning in Rock Hill South Carolina, Dr. Robert Leslie 70, his wife Barbara Leslie 69, grandchildren Adah Leslie 9, Noah Leslie 5, air conditioner repairmen James Lewis 38, and seriously injured Robert Shook and died later on Saturday.

#2 Adams died of a self inflicted gunshot wound to the head at 2:30AM on Thursday after the Leslie killings. A motive has not been established.

#3 The police went to Adams parents home where Adams was staying where they found Adams dead at the home. Adams father Alonzo said, “he’s a good kid, football messed him up”

#4 NFL agent Scott Casterline who represented Adams said he was shocked that Adams would do such of a thing but knew that Adams recently was not in his right mind.

#5 The Adams’ family has given the medical community permission to check for CTE in Adams brain and they will reveal results when they come available. Adams played 31 games in Oakland during the 2012 and 2013 seasons and suffered two concussions during that time.

Join Jessica each Sunday for Headline Sports at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: What does the future hold for Jimmy G; Will he be part of the 49ers next season?

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo throws against the Seattle Seahawks defense during their contest Nov 1, 2020 in Seattle (AP News file photo)

On the 49ers podcast with Dave:

#1 Dave, talk about the trades talks at the 49ers and the first round draft picks

#2 Dave, What does these trades and moves mean for the future of 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo?

Dave does the 49ers podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Las Vegas Raiders podcast report with Rich Perez: Mariota signs $3.5 M one yr deal with Raiders

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Marcus Mariota quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders on the run against the Los Angeles Chargers on Dec 17, 2020 signed for a one year deal with the Raiders on Wed Mar 24, 2021 (AP News file photo)

LAS VEGAS– The signing of Las Vegas Raiders back up quarterback Marcus Mariota shows that Mariota wants to stay with the Raiders organization. Mariota signs for a little more $3.5 million than what the Raiders wanted to pay. Mariota and starting quarterback Derek Carr are always working out quarterback situations together and head coach Jon Gruden was one who pushed to make this deal happen.

Mariota is a mobile quarterback and has that going for him a little more than Carr but their very close in what kinds of quarterbacks that they are and their going to be a great one and two quarterbacks going into this season. When Carr got the groin injury last season and Mariota stepped in against the Los Angeles Chargers Mariota although he played only one game for the Raiders threw for 226 yards, went 17-28 and has all the flare of stepping in and taking over for Carr if it’s necessary.

Listen to more of the Mariota signing with Rich Perez below on the Raiders podcast here on http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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San Francisco 49ers podcast with David Zizmor: Ebukam signs with 49ers with strengthened defense

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#1 David, talk about outside linebacker Samson Ebukam, who signed to agreement terms with the 49ers. Ebukam, formerly with the Los Angeles Rams, joins the 49ers. How does he improve the defense?

#2 Ebukam hasn’t missed a game in four years. That shows lots of endurance in a game like this.

#3 Ebukam’s numbers are impressive: 14 sacks, six forced fumbles, and was a 2017 fourth round pick.

Join David for the 49ers podcasts each Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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That’s Amaury’s News and Commentary: Washington Football team Replacing traditional Cheerleaders

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Quinton Peron and Napolean Jinnies became the first male cheerleaders in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams as the Washington Football Team will be using male cheerleaders as well (NBC4i.com photo)

Washington Football team Replacing traditional Cheerleaders

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi-González

The Washington Football team (once the Redskins) continues making changes after their name change last year. This week they announced they would be doing away with the Cheerleading team, the traditional way and will instead make it a coed dance group. Expect some other teams in the future to follow the Washington team.

26 of the 32 NFL teams include cheerleader’s squad in their franchise. How important is this to the average football fan, viewer, and remains to be seen. I expect ex-NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick to have a statue erected on his likeness, because, like him or not, he basically started all these changes in the NFL and other sports with a simple knee he took in protest.

For the record: at the time it happened, I defended his right to free speech under the first amendment, and at the same time I exercise my equal right to free speech when I said I did not like what he did; but I respected it and understood his motivation.

The Washington Football team recently is making news where they do not wanted to make news. After all, they play in the weakest division in the NFL. The NFC East where last season they finished in first place, but with a 7-9 record a .438 winning percentage. They are re-branding this team in, but we all know the overwhelming majority of NFL fans could care less what you name your team, what cheerleaders you have or the color or logos of the uniform.

Even for some Raiders fans, they even travel from Oakland to Las Vegas when they play now, that is important for them, winning and losing is where the passion in football resides, not in these other issues.

In this instance of the Washington Football team and what changes they had made so far, I like to use the iconic quote by the legendary owner of the Oakland Raiders, now Las Vegas Raiders “Just win, baby” by Mr. Al Davis. Sports is part of the “very interesting”, era in history that we are living today.

Today there are arbitrary decisions made in many different places, not only in Sports. Some make sense, others are ridiculous. There was a time when sports were not intertwined with the world of entertainment as much as today.

Social media has facilitated these “changes” in our society. There is a “cancel culture” debate going on for a while now. Recently some of Dr. Seuss, children’s books have been cancelled or eliminated by some.

Like EBay which recently stop selling them, while they still sell Mein Kampf, or books on how to build a nuclear bomb as well as other highly offensive and dangerous books. I also heard in stadiums prior to games many rap songs that literally insult women and call them names. I would never use those names against anyone.

We should never be afraid of information and knowledge; after all, we all die still learning. I believe in more books not less, but as a free society it is very dangerous to be selective in what we “cancel.” I strongly believe in free speech and I can appreciate it passionately, because where I came from, that does not exist.

Some people take it for granted, not me. But I also see a lot of stuff that is silly and stupid. Sports are one of the biggest escapes we have, and still make us feel like kids. No country has a perfect history.

We learned from our mistakes of the past, if we “erase” all of our history, (bad or good) that is not smart for future generations. They are going to have machines making decisions for them, they will be ‘brain dead’ and that is not Kosher. But here is the good news. Most of the cancelling has been done by private companies, not the Government, Thank God.

Stay well and stay tuned.

Amaury Pi Gonzalez does News and Commentary podcasts every Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Brady claims 7th ring, Bucs rout KC in Super Bowl LV 31-9

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady hoists the Vince Lombardi Trophy after their victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sun Feb 7, 2021 in Tampa Bay (photo by Shawn McCullough Sports Radio Service)

By Daniel Dullum
Sports Radio Service
Sunday, February 7, 2021

Different uniform, same results.

After winning six NFL championships with New England, Tom Brady added a seventh ring to his collection Sunday after leading Tampa Bay past Kansas City 31-9 in Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.

Brady was also selected as the game’s most valuable player, his fifth overall, breaking a tie with Joe Montana. The 43-year-old signal caller completed 21 of 29 passes for 201 yards and three touchdowns – two of them to his old Patriots teammate Rob Gronkowski and the other to Antonio Brown.

Leonard Fournette and Ronald Jones combined for 150 rushing yards, and assistant Todd Bowles’ defensive game plan effectively shut off the Chiefs’ passing lanes and kept KC off balance throughout the game. Bucs linebacker Devin White racked up 12 tackles, plus an interception late in the fourth quarter.

Kansas City didn’t help itself by being flagged 10 times for 110 penalty yards, and the Chiefs were 3 of 13 on third down conversions.

After Kansas City jumped to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter on a 52-yard Harrison Butker field goal, the Buccaneers responded with an 8-yard TD pass from Brady to Gronkowski. At 6:05 of the second quarter, Brady found Gronkowski for a 17-yard scoring strike.

Butker booted a 34-yard field goal with 1:01 left in the second quarter, but the Bucs found the end zone with six seconds left in the half on a 1-yard touchdown pass from Brady to Brown. The Buccaneers led 21-6 at halftime.

Early in the third quarter, Butker’s third field goal – a 52-yarder – pulled the Chiefs to within 21-9. Tampa Bay finished the scoring when Fournette ran in from 27 yards out midway through the third quarter, and with 2:46 to go in the quarter, Ryan Succop tacked on a 52-yard field goal.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was held to 270 yards 26 of 49 passes, was intercepted twice and sacked three times. It was the first time he didn’t throw a touchdown pass in a game since Sept. 29, 2019, against Detroit in a 34-30 win over the Lions.

The Weekend performed at halftime, and the National Anthem was sang by country singer Eric Church and R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan. H.E.R. performed “America The Beautiful” in the pregame ceremonies.