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Chargers announce they’re moving to Los Angeles
By Mark Maske
Sports
January 12 at 11:25 AM
So long, San Diego: Chargers to head north to L.A.
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After more than a half-century in San Diego, the Chargers, the city's NFL team, will pull up roots and relocate to Los Angeles beginning with the 2017 season. (Reuters)
The San Diego Chargers are headed to Los Angeles and will begin play there next season, the team announced Thursday.
The announcement Thursday morning by Dean Spanos, the team’s chairman, came one day after Spanos informed NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and several fellow owners Wednesday that he planned to exercise the franchise’s option, granted last year by the owners, to join the Rams in Los Angeles.
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“After much deliberation, I have made the decision to relocate the Chargers to Los Angeles, beginning with the 2017 NFL season,” Spanos wrote in a letter posted on the team’s website.
“San Diego has been our home for 56 years. It will always be part of our identity, and my family and I have nothing but gratitude and appreciation for the support and passion our fans have shared with us over the years.
“But today, we turn the page and begin an exciting new era as the Los Angeles Chargers,” Spanos wrote.
By Mark Maske
Sports
January 12 at 11:25 AM
So long, San Diego: Chargers to head north to L.A.
Play Video1:22
After more than a half-century in San Diego, the Chargers, the city's NFL team, will pull up roots and relocate to Los Angeles beginning with the 2017 season. (Reuters)
The San Diego Chargers are headed to Los Angeles and will begin play there next season, the team announced Thursday.
The announcement Thursday morning by Dean Spanos, the team’s chairman, came one day after Spanos informed NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and several fellow owners Wednesday that he planned to exercise the franchise’s option, granted last year by the owners, to join the Rams in Los Angeles.
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“After much deliberation, I have made the decision to relocate the Chargers to Los Angeles, beginning with the 2017 NFL season,” Spanos wrote in a letter posted on the team’s website.
“San Diego has been our home for 56 years. It will always be part of our identity, and my family and I have nothing but gratitude and appreciation for the support and passion our fans have shared with us over the years.
“But today, we turn the page and begin an exciting new era as the Los Angeles Chargers,” Spanos wrote.