Report: Chargers could reach resolution with Rams by end of week
The Chargers could reach a resolution with the Rams by the end of the week about the team’s potential Los Angeles relocation, reportsThe San Diego Union-Tribune’s Kevin Acee.
The Chargers were given a one-year option to join the Rams in Los Angeles after the team announced its move from St. Louis on Jan. 12.
“Their goal is the end of this week,” a source close to the proceedings said about the Chargers on Wednesday night.
The same source also told the Union-Tribune that making the move to Los Angeles “is what [the Chargers] want to do. That’s where … it’s headed.”
According to another report by Acee, the Chargers have acquired land in Orange County, Calif., which is suspected to be used as the team’s new practice facility.
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The Rams, Chargers and Oakland Raiders each applied for relocation to Los Angeles. The Chargers’ initial plan was to build a joint stadium with the Raiders in Carson, Calif., which was ultimately rejected by the league’s owners.
The Rams’ new stadium in Inglewood, Calif., is projected to open in 2019.