Fabiani told KBPS in an email, “Dean will take some time to evaluate the new options that have been created for the Chargers by the owners’ vote. No decisions have been made, and no serious review of a proposed framework for a Rams-Chargers deal has yet begun”.
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“The ownership personally believes the project in Hollywood Park is the kind of project that is going to make us successful in Los Angeles long-term, the kind of stadium, the kind of facility that would bring a new kind of fan experience to Los Angeles”.
San Diego has made a proposal to the Chargers to keep the franchise in the city. Mayor Kevin Faulconer said he was confident San Diegans would approve such a measure, which likely would be placed on the November election ballot.
Barring any setbacks, it appears that the San Diego Chargers will join the Rams in Los Angeles.
San Diego Chargers fan Richard Farley, right, along with Raiders fans hold signs supporting their teams while owners met at the 2016 National Football League owners meeting at the Westin Houston.
“Relocation is a painful process”, Goodell said.
That leaves Spanos son A.G. Spanos, the Chargers’ president of business operations, crunching numbers and weighing their options.
The other two teams in the NFL’s chase to LA – the Raiders and Chargers – were essentially sent back to their markets with an “option” to try LA relocation later in a sharing or tenancy arrangement with Stan Kroenke. The Rams have planned to temporarily call the Coliseum home until the stadium is built, but it is unclear as to what the Chargers will do until the stadium is built.
The only certainty in this week’s news is that after telling San Diego they’re leaving for 14 years, the Chargers are still here. They haven’t been talking with city and county officials because they want a downtown location and the city is pushing the idea to build a new stadium on the Mission Valley site where Qualcomm now sits.
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“He’s giving us the opportunity with his great project to do what we need to do in Los Angeles”, said Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. That money is basically chump change compared to the billion dollar price tags that now come with building modern stadiums. The team’s refusal to restart talks prevented what could have been a citywide vote on the proposal this month.
