Books scattered on the table next to a laptop, crystals laid out on the windowsill, a guitar propped up by the couch, plants soaking up the sunlight on a hot Las Vegas day. Art pieces of Malcolm X and Jimi Hendrix adorn the walls while meditative music plays through speakers; his apartment is a culmination of everything that's important to Ameer Abdullah – football, history, film, music, art, culture – yet I quickly found that he is someone who cannot be defined.
The pieces of Ameer Abdullah | Press Coverage
The veteran running back wants to be defined for more than football.
From the outside, we see an elite edge rusher who plays with a relentless spirit on the gridiron. A player with a no-nonsense attitude focused on winning games, barely missing a snap on the field.
But who is he when the cameras aren't on him? To truly understand the Madd Maxx Crosby we all know and love, we have to go back to where it all began – before the stadium lights, before the screaming fans, before the No. 98.
It was a call Jason Horowitz was waiting for nearly his whole life.
This is the Las Vegas Raiders. We're considering you for the role of our play-by-play radio announcer. Are you interested?
From a talkative kid who grew up in Michigan to an aspiring journalist at Syracuse University to a broadcaster for CBS Sports, ESPN and more, this is how Jason Horowitz became the radio voice of the Raiders.
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