Marshawn Lynch barely speaks publicly, but when it does you can believe it is something he is passionate about. TMZ dug up footage of Beast Mode speaking from the heart at The New Parish in his hometown of Oakland, CA in the summer of 2014. Lynch tells the crowd he’s extremely proud to “represent where I’m from on the national mother f**king stage” … but says, “I’ve been losing too many of ya’ll.” Marshawn is obviously referring to the fact that Oakland is consistently ranked among the most dangerous cities in the country … and had the 2nd highest rate of violent crime in 2014. “We need to be here for each other,” Lynch said … who also explained why it’s IMPERATIVE that the young people hear his message. This is the Marshawn the media needs to take the time to get to know.

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