“The Chargers have been approved to relocate to Los Angeles, at the Inglewood location, at any time in the next year”.
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At a rate of 2-1, respondents in a pair of polls commissioned by the Chargers said they would vote against a measure calling for $400 million in public funding for a new stadium.
“The Chargers are going to have to make some decisions well within the next 60-days as to what they’re gonna do moving forward”, Bruvold said.
“As for the phone call, yes, of course, Dean will call the mayor back, probably just as soon as Dean has decided the direction he wants to take”, Fabiani said.
After the vote was done, National Football League commissioner apologized to every city that will be losing a team. Sources say the league is open to that idea. “In some ways a bittersweet moment, because we were unable to get the kind of facilities done we wanted in their markets”.
Essentially, the fans bought Rams merchandise with the belief the team would stay in St. Louis.
“They made the right decision”, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said, according to the Los Angeles Times.
On Wednesday, Mayor Eric Garcetti spoke about the Rams playing at the Coliseum and acknowledged how busy it will get in Exposition Park.
The gist: Take a straight shoot on I-70 East, drive 240 miles and…in three hours and 48 minutes Rams fans can transform into Colts fans.
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The Chargers join the Rams in Los Angeles, the Broncos would be among the 30 teams evenly splitting $1 billion in relocation fees – or $30.3 million per club. San Diego deserves better. The city is hoping to hold a vote in June. It’s possible the team could remain in San Diego, but that would require reaching a deal for a new stadium that has proved elusive for years. Owner Dean Spanos was non-committal following this announcement, saying, “This has really been excruciating for everyone”. I’m sorry, I cancel the order because of the traffic, ‘ ” Esquivel said. “Obviously, $100 million helps”.
He believes we’ll know in a couple of weeks whether the Chargers are committed to San Diego.
Kroenke, a land developer with the second highest net worth among the NFL’s 32 owners, is considered an astute businessman who could bring a winning product to California. Stadium construction is expected to be completed by the 2019 season.
“I think it’s dragging our city down”.
The Rams’ ticket office was closed Wednesday, but it will have plenty of work to do after a temporary venue is chosen. Even though the team hadn’t had a winning season since 2003, Lindsey gained an affinity for a squad once labeled The Greatest Show on Turf. “My lease at the Coliseum is expired…”
“We’ll see where the Raider Nation ends up here”, he continued. The same goes for the Raiders in Oakland.
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The Raiders and Chargers both lost out when their joint stadium project in the L.A. suburb of Carson was rejected Tuesday by league owners in favor in Inglewood.
