The San Diego Chargers may be looking to move to L.A. or elsewhere — but it won’t be this coming season — as the franchise announced plans to stay in San Diego — at least through next season.
Chargers announce they will stay in San Diego for 2016: https://t.co/oFWDInOqFf pic.twitter.com/0cbbSklSBJ
— NFL (@NFL) January 29, 2016
Owner Dean Spanos released a statement on Friday:
Today I decided our team will stay in San Diego for the 2016 season and I hope for the long term in a new stadium.
I have met with Mayor Faulconer and Supervisor Roberts and I look forward to working closely with them and the business community to resolve our stadium dilemma. We have an option and an agreement with the Los Angeles Rams to go to Inglewood in the next year, but my focus is on San Diego.
This has been our home for 55 years, and I want to keep the team here and provide the world-class stadium experience you deserve.
Everyone on both sides of the table in San Diego must now determine the best next steps and how to deploy the additional resources provided by the NFL.
I am committed to looking at this with a fresh perspective and new sense of possibility.
With deep appreciation for your years of support,
Dean A. Spanos
Chairman
Spanos referenced an agreement in principal that would enable the Chargers to become the Rams’ tenants when the new Los Angeles stadium opens, tentatively scheduled for 2019.
