Jim Trotter talks about the Chargers' plan to move the franchise to Los Angeles, how it will be received in the market and the reaction of the other team owners. (2:05)

Chargers chairman Dean Spanos was in no mood to reflect Thursday morning after officially announcing his plans to move the franchise to Los Angeles after 56 seasons as San Diego's pro football team.

"I'm looking forward, not backward," he told ESPN in a brief phone conversation. "I spent half my life here. I leave behind a lot of friends and lot of great memories, but life goes on. There are always a lot of changes in life, and we know this is not going to be easy. But we made a decision, we're committed to it, and our family is 100 percent behind it. What's happened has happened."

The Chargers quickly changed their Twitter name and showed off a new Dodgers-like logo, although the team is continuing to use its traditional lightning logo for now.

A source told ESPN's Darren Rovell that the mark appearing on the Chargers' social media accounts is a working logo and has not been approved by the NFL.

Spanos had until Jan. 17 to exercise the option to move to Los Angeles, where the franchise was founded and played one season in 1960. Sources say he vacillated between staying in San Diego and relocating after a ballot measure for a new downtown stadium, coupled with an expansion of the convention center, was voted down 57 percent to 43 percent.

The Chargers understood that the NFL's stadium and finance committees meetings Wednesday were focused on Las Vegas and the Raiders and that San Diego was unlikely to be discussed. Spanos did not expect the meetings to change the playing field, and once the committee meetings ended and fellow owners expressed no appetite for making a contribution beyond the $300 million it had promised, Spanos decided it was best to end the 15-year stadium dance he and local officials had been doing and be the second team in the $2.66 billion stadium that Rams owner Stan Kroenke is building in Inglewood, California.

"For more than a decade, the San Diego Chargers have worked diligently toward finding a local stadium solution, which all sides agreed was required," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement Thursday, pointing out that the Chargers delayed exercising the option to move to Los Angeles that was granted a year ago.

"The Chargers worked tirelessly this past year with local officials and community leaders on a ballot initiative that fell short on election day. That work -- and the years of effort that preceded it -- reflects our strongly held belief we always should do everything we can to keep a franchise in its community. That's why we have a deliberate and thoughtful process for making these decisions.

"Relocation is painful for teams and communities. It is especially painful for fans, and the fans in San Diego have given the Chargers strong and loyal support for more than 50 years, which makes it even more disappointing that we could not solve the stadium issue. As difficult as the news is for Charger fans, I know Dean Spanos and his family did everything they could to try to find a viable solution in San Diego."

Arizona Cardinals president Michael Bidwill, who is a close friend of Spanos, said it was a tough decision for Spanos and his family.

"He's spent most of his adult life in San Diego and was part of the community. He really worked hard to get a deal done in San Diego, but I think this is the best decision for him and a great opportunity," Bidwill said. "These new stadiums are really important. This was the best decision for them and for where the franchise will be three years from now, five years from now and in the long term."

Spanos is expected to pay the $550 million relocation fee over 10 years, rather than extend the payments beyond that for an additional $100 million. The club will pay roughly $12 million to buy out its Qualcomm Stadium lease in San Diego, according to one team source, then relocate its training facility to Orange County sometime before July 1, when the lease on its training complex expires.

"Today, we turn the page and begin an exciting new era as the Los Angeles Chargers," Spanos wrote in a letter on the Chargers website.

"L.A. is a remarkable place, and while we played our first season there in 1960 and have had fans there ever since, our entire organization knows that we have a tremendous amount of work to do. We must earn the respect and support of L.A. football fans. We must get back to winning. And, we must make a meaningful contribution, not just on the field, but off the field as a leader and champion for the community."

Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa reacted on social media, thanking the fans:

S/O to the loyal fans willing to make this move with us. Thank you for the best year of my life... https://t.co/G9zVCNWzRd — Joey Bosa (@jbbigbear) January 12, 2017

In a statement, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti welcomed the Chargers.

"L.A. already has more visitors than ever before. The Chargers will make our NFL tradition even richer, and give sports fans everywhere one more reason to be in Los Angeles," Garcetti said. "I congratulate Dean Spanos and the entire Chargers organization, and look forward to the extraordinary contributions they will make to our entire region."

The Chargers will play their home games the next two seasons at the 30,000-seat StubHub Center in Carson, California. They are promoting it as a "one-of-a-kind product" that gives fans an opportunity to be "up close and personal" with players. There is also the belief that it helps differentiate them from the Rams, who often appeared to be playing before a half-empty stadium at cavernous Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

The move is considered a financial boon for the Chargers, but perhaps it was fitting that rain fell over the city on the morning of the announcement. In virtually every poll of Angelenos -- official and informal -- the Chargers were ranked as the least desirable of the three teams seeking to relocate to the market last year, trailing the Rams and Raiders. Management knows it will be a challenge to establish its roots in the community, which speaks to its planned marketing slogan: Fight for L.A.

Spanos is intrigued by the idea of rebranding the team in Los Angeles but currently has no plans to do so. In the meantime, the organization will seek to reach out to fans in San Diego as well as Los Angeles.

"You have people that have been fans of this team for 55 years, and they now will be able to go into a stadium worthy of the support that they've given," said New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, another close friend of Spanos. "The team is still within the geography that will allow the fan base to attend games. I personally wish [the stadium] had been in downtown San Diego, but the powers that be didn't want to cooperate. Dean's family was willing to commit nine figures of capital and just couldn't get the cooperation.

"In one sense it's sad, but in the other it's nice that it's still close by and true fans will be able to support the Chargers."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.</s>The San Diego Chargers have announced that they are moving to Los Angeles beginning this upcoming NFL season, ending sometimes tense negotiations for a new stadium in the city where the sports franchise has played for more than five decades.

Starting this fall, the Los Angeles area will have two National Football League teams in a potential boon to the region's leisure and tourism industry.

The nation's second-largest city had no NFL team from 1994 until the St. Louis Rams moved and began playing there last year.

The Chargers were founded in 1960 and played their first season in Los Angeles before moving to San Diego.

Team owner Dean Spanos said in an open letter on the team's website that the city had since shaped the team's identity.

'But today, we turn the page and begin an exciting new era as the Los Angeles Chargers,' Spanos wrote.

In November, San Diego voters rejected a ballot measure that would have raised hotel occupancy taxes to help pay for a proposed $1.8 billion downtown stadium project.

The team and its supporters have actively sought a new stadium for nearly a decade and Spanos for a time negotiated with city officials over the proposal.

The team became increasingly frustrated due to their inability to obtain a stadium.

San Diego City Councilman Chris Cate in a statement said he was not surprised by the move as the negotiations hit a standstill in 2015.

'As difficult as the news is for Charger fans, I know Dean Spanos and his family did everything they could to try to find a viable solution in San Diego,' NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement.

Last month, the franchise made preparations for the impending relocation, leasing a portion of an Orange County office facility and working to secure nearby land for practice fields.

'The Chargers will make our NFL tradition even richer and give sports fans everywhere one more reason to be in Los Angeles,' Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said in a statement.

Some Chargers fans were in a far less celebratory mood.

'The @Chargers have officially broken up with #SanDiego & in turn the majority of their fans,' a San Diego resident who writes under the name @Laurenator_85 said on Twitter.

Other fans vented their rage at the team's management for essentially deserting them for richer pastures up north.

One jilted Chargers fan pelted the team's offices in San Diego with eggs. Video of the incident went viral on social media.

Later on Thursday, an angry crowd of about two dozen people gathered outside of the offices and placed their Chargers apparel into a pile in protest.

The reluctance of San Diego officials and residents in recent years to provide public funds for a stadium was unusual for a US city, said David Carter, executive director of the Sports Business Institute at the University of Southern California.

Going forward, the Chargers will have a more difficult time attracting fans than the Rams, who were based in the Los Angeles area until 1994, Carter said in a phone interview.

The Chargers will temporarily play at the 30,000-seat StubHub Center in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, the team said.

Its current stadium in San Diego seats more than 71,000 people.

The Chargers said they will eventually join the Rams at a futuristic $2.6 billion stadium, which will be built by Rams' owner Stan Kroenke in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood and is projected to open in 2019.

The Chargers will pay a relocation fee to the league of $650 million, according to The NFL Network, a cable and satellite television network owned by the league.

A representative for the Chargers could not immediately be reached for comment on the relocation fee.

The Chargers officially changed their name to the Los Angeles Chargers.

They even unveiled their new logo, which was immediately panned on social media because it bore a resemblance to the insignia of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.</s>Chargers bolt San Diego to become second NFL team in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The San Diego Chargers said on Thursday they are moving to Los Angeles beginning this upcoming NFL season, ending sometimes tense negotiations for a new stadium in the city where the sports franchise has played for more than five decades.

Starting this fall, the Los Angeles area will have two National Football League teams in a potential boost to the region's leisure and tourism industry. The nation's second-largest city had no NFL team from 1994 until the St. Louis Rams moved and began playing there last year.

The Chargers played their first season in Los Angeles in 1960 before moving to San Diego the following year. Team owner Dean Spanos said in an open letter on the team's website San Diego had shaped the team's identity.

"But today, we turn the page and begin an exciting new era as the Los Angeles Chargers," Spanos wrote.

In November, San Diego voters rejected a ballot measure that would have raised hotel occupancy taxes to help pay for a proposed $1.8 billion downtown stadium project.

The team and its supporters have actively sought a new stadium for about a decade and Spanos for a time negotiated with city officials over the proposal. But talks between the team and city officials appeared to hit a standstill in 2015.

"As difficult as the news is for Charger fans, I know Dean Spanos and his family did everything they could to try to find a viable solution in San Diego," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement.

The Chargers will pay the NFL a relocation fee of $550 million upfront or $650 million if paid over 10 years, team spokeswoman Jennifer Rojas said.

Following news of the move, city officials said it was time to move on.

"We face real challenges with housing affordability, strained neighborhood services and a growing homeless crisis and I remain committed and focused on addressing these issues," City Councilman Chris Ward said in a statement.

The reluctance of San Diego officials and residents in recent years to provide public funds for a stadium was unusual for a U.S. city, said David Carter, executive director of the Sports Business Institute at the University of Southern California.

Some in San Diego vented their dissatisfaction. A video posted online by a San Diego Union-Tribune reporter showed fans dumping team gear, including jerseys, in a big pile in front of the team's headquarters. When a giant toy helmet was dropped off, a man smashed it with a bat.

Going forward, the Chargers will have a more difficult time attracting fans than the Rams, who were based in the Los Angeles area until 1994, Carter said in a phone interview.

The Chargers will temporarily play at the 30,000-seat StubHub Center in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, the team said. Its current stadium in San Diego seats about 71,000 people.

Last month, the franchise made preparations for the impending relocation, leasing a portion of an Orange County office facility.

The Chargers said they will eventually join the Rams at a futuristic $2.6 billion stadium, which will be built by Rams' owner Stan Kroenke in the Los Angeles suburb of Inglewood and is projected to open in 2019.</s>The San Diego Chargers confirmed Thursday the franchise will make a controversial move to Los Angeles next season after failing to reach a deal on a new stadium at their existing home.

A letter from Chargers owner Dean Spanos posted on the team's website confirmed the team would end a 56-year stay in San Diego and exercise an option granted by the National Football League last year to relocate north to Los Angeles.

"After much deliberation, I have made the decision to relocate the Chargers to Los Angeles, beginning with the 2017 NFL season," Spanos wrote.

"San Diego has been our home for 56 years. It will always be part of our identity, and my family and I have nothing but gratitude and appreciation for the support and passion our fans have shared with us over the years.

"But today, we turn the page and begin an exciting new era as the Los Angeles Chargers."

First reports of the Chargers' decision were greeted with anger by fans. A small group of supporters gathered at the team's headquarters where one fan pelted the building with eggs to register his dismay.

The move means Los Angeles has now acquired two NFL franchises in the space of a year after going more than two decades without a team.

The St. Louis Rams returned to the city last season and now the Chargers have followed suit.

In negotiations last year to secure the Rams return, the Chargers won the right to co-habit the Rams new multi-billion-dollar stadium being built in Inglewood, which is due to be ready for the 2019 season.

The Rams played their games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum this season.

The Chargers said in a statement they will play their games at the 30,000-capacity StubHub Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy Major League Soccer side.

The Chargers decision comes after the failure of a San Diego ballot measure to raise hotel room taxes in the city in order to provide public funding for a new stadium.

"Our ultimate goal is to bring LA a Super Bowl championship," Chargers president of football operations John Spanos said Thursday.

"When we say we will fight for LA, this is the essence of our pledge."

The Chargers may not be the last team to up sticks to a new city. The Oakland Raiders are also agitating for permission to move to Las Vegas from their northern California home.</s>SAN DIEGO (AP) — Chargers fans knew for several years that this dreaded day could be coming, that their beloved NFL team might move up the freeway to tap the perceived riches of Los Angeles.

That didn’t make it any easier Thursday, when the San Diego Chargers ceased to exist after 56 seasons.

They’re now the Los Angeles Chargers, set to join the recently relocated Rams to give the nation’s second-largest media market two NFL teams for the first time since 1994.

Team chairman Dean Spanos, who tried to move to LA a year earlier, announced the move to his employees at a morning meeting at Chargers Park. At the same time, the team posted a letter on its Twitter account, which was rebranded as the Los Angeles Chargers.

Just like that, decades worth of Sunday afternoons spent cheering original AFL stars Lance Alworth and Keith Lincoln; Air Coryell guys like Dan Fouts, Kellen Winslow and Charlie Joiner; and on through to Junior Seau and LaDainian Tomlinson, became even more distant — and now bittersweet — memories.

The Chargers were born in Los Angeles in 1960 and were moved to San Diego the following year by Barron Hilton. They gave San Diego a unique identity, with the distinctive lightning bolt logo on their helmets and powder blue jerseys. Alworth, known as “Bambi,” and Keith Lincoln, the “Moose of the Palouse,” helped deliver the 1963 AFL title, the city’s only major championship.

In a statement, Spanos lauded the passion of the fans. “But today, we turn the page and begin an exciting new era as the Los Angeles Chargers,” he said.

In return, fans lashed out at the family that bought the team in 1984.

As Spanos was driven to the airport to fly to Los Angeles to meet with civic officials, Chuck Homenick got close to the SUV and yelled an obscenity.

Homenick said Spanos’ decision was “pretty horrible. Born and raised here in San Diego and been going to these games, and just can’t believe they’re leaving,” Homenick said. “I knew the decision was coming up soon and I was hoping they were going to stay. Business decision, but when it comes to money vs. fan support and loyalty, they’re not going to have much fan support up in L.A.”

Joseph MacRae held a sign that read, “Alex Spanos would never leave SD! You failed us Dean.” Chargers owner Alex Spanos turned over control to son Dean years ago.

“It’s really a dark day in San Diego sports history,” said MacRae, 30, who wore a Chargers jacket. He said he’d been going to Chargers games since he was 7. “That’s what it was all about, September through December, football on Sundays.”

Throughout the day, more fans gathered at Chargers Park. Many tossed jerseys, hats and shirts onto a growing pile in the parking lot. Someone tossed a helmet onto the pile and began smashing it with a piece of wood.

While many fans still supported the team despite several seasons of lackluster performances, they were angry at Spanos for his scorched-earth tactics the last two years.

The move had been in the works for years, as a long, bitter saga failed to result in a replacement for aging Qualcomm Stadium.

The Chargers’ decision to move comes less than three months after San Diego voters resoundingly rejected team-sponsored Measure C asking for $1.15 billion in increased hotel occupancy taxes to help fund a $1.8 billion downtown stadium and convention center annex.

The Chargers privately admitted they believed Measure C wouldn’t pass. Spanos had spent 2015 trying to get approval for a stadium in Carson near Los Angeles that the Chargers would share with the rival Oakland Raiders. That plan was voted down by fellow owners, but the Chargers were then granted the option to move to LA.

Mayor Kevin Faulconer said the Chargers could have worked out their differences on financing a new stadium but the team insisted on more taxpayer money than the city could ever agree to spend.

“In sports, teams win and individuals lose. The Chargers were ultimately never willing to work with us as a team so we could achieve shared success,” Faulconer said. “Dean Spanos made a bad decision, and he will regret it. San Diego didn’t lose the Chargers. The Chargers just lost San Diego.”

San Diego County Supervisor Ron Roberts said the Chargers quickly dismissed proposals by local leaders for a new stadium at the team’s existing site and launched a “quixotic quest” for a downtown stadium without any public input. He said voters wisely rejected the Chargers’ plans.

“We have a lot of great memories but, when it comes to the public treasury, there are limits to what you’re willing to do to keep something like this here,” Roberts said.

“I can’t sugarcoat this. This is a very disappointing day for us. It’s a day in infamy in sports history here in San Diego,” said Roberts, who turned emotional at times and compared Spanos to Donald Sterling, who moved the NBA’s Clippers from San Diego to Los Angeles in 1984.

Even San Diego State University President Elliot Hirshman expressed sympathy for Chargers fans. “I am truly sorry, and you do not deserve this,” he said.

“We had countless good-faith discussions (with the Chargers). Unfortunately, we didn’t have a good-faith partner,” he said.

SDSU also plays football at Qualcomm Stadium. The school is interested in expanding onto the Qualcomm Stadium site, including a new stadium that could be shared with an MLS team.

Other pro sports teams piled on about a new logo the Chargers unveiled Thursday, an interlocking LA similar to the Dodgers logo.

It’s unclear if the team will keep that logo, but the Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning were among teams poking fun at the logo change on Twitter.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement that the Chargers worked “tirelessly” to try to find a stadium solution. “That work — and the years of effort that preceded it — reflects our strongly held belief we always should do everything we can to keep a franchise in its community. That’s why we have a deliberate and thoughtful process for making these decisions,” Goodell said.

“Relocation is painful for teams and communities. It is especially painful for fans, and the fans in San Diego have given the Chargers strong and loyal support for more than 50 years, which makes it even more disappointing that we could not solve the stadium issue. As difficult as the news is for Charger fans, I know Dean Spanos and his family did everything they could to try to find a viable solution in San Diego.”

The Chargers will become a tenant in the stadium being built in Inglewood for the Rams. Before then, the Chargers will make their temporary home at the 27,000-seat StubHub Center in Carson.

For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP_NFL</s>The San Diego Chargers have officially announced they will move to Los Angeles.

Unable to reach an agreement for a new stadium in San Diego, owner Dean Spanos confirmed their franchise's intention to become the second team in as many years to relocate to LA, following the Rams, who moved back there from St. Louis in 2016.

Spanos wrote in a letter on the Chargers' Twitter page: "After much deliberation, I have made the decision to relocate the Chargers to Los Angeles, beginning with the 2017 NFL season.

"San Diego has been our home for 56 years. It will always be part of our identity, and my family and I have nothing but gratitude and appreciation for the support and passion our fans have shared with us over the years.

"But today, we turn the page and begin an exciting new era as the Los Angeles Chargers.

"LA is a remarkable place, and while we played our first season there in 1960 and have had fans there ever since, our entire organisation knows that we have a tremendous amount of work to do.

"We must earn the respect and support of LA football fans. We must get back to winning. And, we must make a meaningful a contribution, not just on the field, but off the field as a leader and champion for the community.

"The Chargers are determined to fight for LA and we are excited to get started."

Spanos had a league-mandated deadline of Tuesday to decide whether to make the move back to the city where the franchise was born.

The Chargers will not share the Los Angeles Coliseum with the Rams and USC, but will reportedly instead play at the 30,000-seat StubHub Center – home of the MLS' LA Galaxy until 2019. They will then join the Rams at their new Inglewood stadium in 2019.

The final Chargers game at Qualcomm Stadium was a 37-27 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on January 1 to close a 5-11 season.</s>The San Diego Chargers are moving to Los Angeles, where they will join the recently relocated Rams in giving the nation's second-largest media market two NFL teams for the first time in decades.

Team chairman Dean Spanos made the announcement that the Chargers will relocate to LA for the 2017 season in a letter posted Thursday on the Chargers' Twitter account, which was rebranded as the Los Angeles Chargers.

"San Diego has been our home for 56 years. It will always be part of our identity, and my family and I have nothing but gratitude and appreciation for the support and passion our fans have shared with us over the years. But today, we turn the page and begin an exciting new era as the Los Angeles Chargers," Spanos said in the letter.

The Chargers' decision to move comes less than three months after San Diego voters resoundingly rejected a team-sponsored measure asking for $1.15 billion in increased hotel occupancy taxes to help fund a $1.8 billion downtown stadium and convention center.

They're leaving behind a loyal fan base that cheered for Dan Fouts, Charlie Joiner and Kellen Winslow during the Air Coryell years in the 1970s and early 1980s, and for Junior Seau, Stan Humphries and Natrone Means on the Chargers' only Super Bowl team in 1994.

San Diego would become a tenant in the stadium being built in Inglewood for the Rams. Before then, the Chargers will make their temporary home at the 27,000-seat StubHub! Center in Carson.

"The experience for our fans at StubHub Center will be fun and entertaining, and every seat will feel close to the action," said A.G. Spanos, president of business operations for the Chargers. "This is a unique opportunity to see NFL action in such an intimate setting."

Relations have been strained for years between the Chargers, who've sought a big public subsidy to replace aging Qualcomm Stadium, and City Hall, which has been beset by scandals and various economic crises.

Mayor Kevin Faulconer formed a task force in 2015 to try to find a stadium solution, but the Chargers didn't like its recommendation and walked away from negotiations with the city and county. Faulconer recently met with Spanos, and helped cobble together a $375 million package from the city, county and San Diego State, which also plays football at Qualcomm Stadium.

San Diego was given the option to move to LA after NFL owners rejected a proposed shared stadium for the Chargers and the Oakland Raiders in Carson, and accepted the Rams' plans for Inglewood. The owners gave the Chargers and Raiders each an additional $100 million to try to make stadium deals in their home markets.

The NFL's stadium and finance committees met Wednesday for about 3 1/2 hours to discuss relocation of the Chargers and Raiders. The fact-finding meetings mostly centered on the Raiders' plan for a potential move to Las Vegas. No filings for relocation were made; Oakland has until Feb. 15.</s>SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Say goodbye to the San Diego Chargers.

After much speculation, the team’s owner, Dean Spanos, confirmed Thursday that the team would move to L.A. and become the Los Angeles Chargers.

The team made quick work of the news Thursday, changing its Twitter handle, Facebook page and Instagram account to reflect the move.

“After much deliberation, I have made the decision to relocate the Chargers to Los Angeles,” Spanos wrote. “Today we turn the page and begin an exciting new era as the Los Angeles Chargers.”

Spanos thanked San Diego for being the Chargers’ home for 56 years and said the city will “always be a part of our identity.” He said he and his family had “nothing but gratitude and appreciation” for the support the team has received from fans over the years.

Spanos referred to L.A. as a “remarkable place” and acknowledged that the franchise has a “tremendous amount of work to do.”

The Chargers will pay a $550 million relocation fee and buy out their lease at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. The team will play home games at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif., a venue that seats 30,000 fans.

The Chargers wanted a new stadium in downtown San Diego, but a ballot measure for a new stadium and convention center expansion failed by a vote of 57 percent to 43 percent. Spanos faced a Jan. 17 deadline to exercise the option for the L.A. move.</s>Chargers fans will see their franchise leave after nearly six decades

ESPN NFL senior writer Adam Schefter is reporting that the San Diego Chargers will officially relocate to Los Angeles for the 2017 season and beyond.

An official announcement from the team and the league is expected as early as Thursday, and will cause a major shakeup across the league.

Last offseason the league came to an agreement that the St. Louis Rams would immediately relocate to Los Angeles, while the Chargers had the option to join them. San Diego was given one year to make their decision, and that choice came at the 11th hour.

A major ripple effect is expected from this move, including the future of the Oakland Raiders. Had San Diego declined the option to relocate to Los Angeles, the Raiders were next in line. With no stadium plan in Oakland, the Raiders are expected to file for relocation to Las Vegas in the near future.

The Chargers inaugural season began in Los Angeles in 1960, but the franchise was relocated to San Diego the following season.

With a coaching change underway, the Chargers job becomes incredibly more appealing to potential candidates. Half of the six vacant head coach jobs have been filed, and several strong candidates are still available.

The future of quarterback Philip Rivers is also a question, as he has reportedly been against moving to Los Angeles. Rivers, who turned 35 this season, attended North Carolina State and reportedly prefers the suburban environment.

We will have more on this major news regarding the Los Angeles Chargers as it becomes available</s>This moment has long seemed inevitable, but the San Diego Chargers are soon to be the Los Angeles Chargers, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

The Chargers were originally the Los Angeles Chargers when they debuted in 1960. They moved to San Diego the next year and have been there ever since.

The Chargers have notified NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, and other league owners, of their intent to move to Los Angeles for the 2017 season, sources said. But as one league source cautioned Thursday night, Chargers chairman Dean Spanos has yet to send a formal relocation letter to the NFL, yet to notify public officials in Los Angeles or San Diego of the team’s move, or even tell the members of the San Diego organization about his plans. The source insisted nothing is final.

The franchise has one conference championship, which came in 1994 and resulted in a blowout loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl.
The NFL's Chargers franchise officially announce plans to move from San Diego to Los Angeles and rename itself the Los Angeles Chargers. The team intends to play its next two seasons at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.