Chargers owner will tell staff team is moving to Los Angeles

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Chargers owner will tell staff team is moving to Los Angeles Published: Jan 12, 2017 at 02:34 AM NFL Network Insider owner Dean Spanos has called an 8 a.m. PST meeting Thursday to tell his staff the news they have all been bracing for: The team will move to Los Angeles. According to several sources informed of the team's plans, Spanos told NFL Commi sioner Roger Goodell, other league officials and a few fellow owners of his intentions following the committee meetings Wednesday. During those meetings, the were barely a topic and the league did not offer any additional money to contribute to their stadium efforts. According to those who know him well, the committee meetings were seen as the last opportunity for a solution. None came. The are expected to formally announce their decision to move Thursday and Rowan Wick Jersey they'll also debut a new team logo, according to sources. Spanos will then go to L.A. to meet with the mayors of Los Angeles and Inglewood. ESPN first reported that Spanos had made a firm decision. The owner had previously said he was leaning toward Los Angeles. Steve Cishek Jersey Earlier on Wednesday, the to pick up the option to join the in Los Angeles by a few days, making it Jan. 17. Yet it appears Spanos will make the call before that cutoff. There is a caveat -- and it's a big one: Spanos has done nothing official. He hasn't filed a formal relocation letter, hasn't informed city officials in either San Diego or Los Angeles and hasn't told his staff yet. Two people who speak to Spanos regularly insisted he still can change his mind, though that seems unlikely. Another source pointed out how deliberate Spanos is, saying that if he's called a meeting to inform his staff, it almost certainly means his mind is made up. One team source would not addre s the matter, saying the decision has changed on a daily basis. But he also was telling those close to him what might be their reality. If the do announce firmly they are moving, they have until May 1 to terminate their lease with Qualcomm Stadium and with their training facility. They'd owe a $12 million termination fee to the city and would have to be out of Park by July 1. Having in Costa Mesa, California, they would likely be out far sooner than that. As for where in the L.A. area they might play in 2017, the expectation is the StubHub Center in Carson would be the Kendall Graveman Jersey team's temporary home until the Inglewood stadium they would share with the is built. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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