CJ Anderson's Mother Rooting Against Him: ‘Not Against My Raiders'

C.J. Anderson is from Vallejo. He went to school at Cal. So it's not too wild to imagine that some of his friends and family will be rooting against him -- and for the Raiders -- this weekend in Denver.

But his mother?

"It's tough," Anderson said with a smile after practice this week. "My mom goes every time, she criticizes me: 'Look, I'm a Raiders fan. I love you, son. Just not against my Raiders.'"

Those Raider-rooting friends and family members will be on hand in Denver this weekend, but Anderson doesn't think they'll rock the Silver and Black in Denver.

"They won't wear Orange and Blue," he said. 

The game will be meaningful to Anderson for another reason. He grew up idolizing and modeling his game after Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch, who attended Cal five years before Anderson.

"The way we play, we play for our city. We play for our family. And play for our teammates," Anderson said."The nastiness that we bring to the game. The energy. ... He got plenty more to tell. Let's just hope he doesn't tell it this weekend."

Anderson, 26, is averaging 4.4 yards per attempt this year for the Broncos, rushing for 235 yards and a touchdown in the first three games. He's trying not to focus on the fact he's playing the team he grew up with.

"It's just a big division game this week," Anderson said. 

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