Chargers, Raiders, Rams File for Relocation to LA: Details, Comments, Reaction

January 5, 2016   ·   Scott Polacek   ·   Jump to comments

The 2015 season is over for the San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders and St. Louis Rams, and they have now all turned their attention toward a potential move to Los Angeles.
According to Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune, all three teams filed for relocation Monday. As Kevin Patra of NFL.com noted, Monday was the first day the three franchises could apply for relocation. The NFL confirmed the filings in a statement, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport:
Chargers CEO and team president Dean Spanos discussed why his team filed for relocation on the team's official website. Will Brinson of CBSSports.com passed along more from San Diego:
Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com highlighted a key quote from Spanos:
Over 25 percent of our business comes from Riverside County, Orange County and the Los Angeles County area. Another team or teams going in there would have a huge impact on that. I think that is what really was the catalyst that got this whole t...

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