Marshawn Lynch celebrated Raiders signing with Mistah F.A.B. and Draymond Green at private party

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It might not have been a massive Oakland block party like he initially wanted, but ex-NFL retiree and new Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch did at least get to celebrate his new football gig in his hometown.

As San Francisco Chronicle writer Vic Tafur reported Thursday afternoon, Lynch decided to throw a private party with just family and close friends in an Oakland backyard away from his Beast Mode store, around which the block party was rumored to take place.

The celebration was attended by family, including his cousin, rapper Mistah F.A.B., and some friends, including Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green.

No media was invited or allowed in, including San Jose Mercury News writer Daniel Brown; Brown says he was turned away but that Lynch was "super nice about it."

However, some people were inside and able to take photos. See some tweets from the event below.

Man today was surreal!!!! The love we experienced today was so dope!!! My cousin signing to raiders brought the whole city together!!!! S/o bAby Cuz @beastmode and baby bro @money23green kicked it with us all day!!!! We put on for the town Especially THE ICE Our era was dope A post shared by FABBYDavisJR1 (@fabbydavisjr1) on Apr 27, 2017 at 9:12pm PDT

The Raiders NFL preseason starts on August 12.

Alyssa Pereira is an SFGATE staff writer. Email her at apereira@sfchronicle.com or find her on Twitter at @alyspereira.

