After being publicly rejected by the San Diego Chargers, Mayor Kevin Faulconer said he and county officials will go directly to the National Football League with their stadium proposal.

Officials with the city and county of San Diego, along with their negotiating team, will present their proposals for a new stadium directly to the National Football League in the coming weeks, Mayor Kevin Faulconer said Wednesday.

At a news conference, the mayor said the NFL asked him for an update on stadium planning in San Diego. A mayoral spokesman said the NFL request came Tuesday.

"Throughout this process, the NFL has been very forthright with us, and we intend to discuss our financial framework and timeline with the NFL in the coming days and weeks, so they can hear directly SanDiego's ability to approve a stadium plan in a timely manner," Faulconer said.

His announcement came one day after the Chargers rejected city-county proposals that are designed to complete an environmental report by October and lead to a citywide special election in December or January.

The Chargers have been demanding a new playing facility for many years, and have acquired land in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, where they would build a stadium jointly with the Oakland Raiders in case things don't work out in their current cities.

After Faulconer, county Supervisor Ron Roberts and City Attorney Jan Goldsmith described a negotiating session on Tuesday as positive, the Chargers released a statement that said they didn't think it would be possible to complete a legally defensible environmental report in time