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3 Reasons Why the Chargers Should Not Move to L.A.

By Evan Lovett

San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers (17) - Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers (17) - Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports /
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Aug 13, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Fans look for their seats for the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Dallas Cowboys at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Los Angeles Rams Fan – Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /

BAD FOR L.A. AND SAN DIEGO

Angelenos are already struggling with the Rams reappearance back in L.A.

Attendance was bleak at their last swath of home games and the honeymoon wore off well before their former greatest player feuded with their now-former head coach.

Construction of the new stadium in Inglewood is already a nightmare and residents are bracing for more traffic hassles, in addition to the gentrification of a tightly-knit neighborhood.

From a sports perspective, the Chargers were the backbone of San Diego.

Sure, there are the Padres and the Aztecs and the Gulls, but since 1959 the Chargers have put San Diego on the sports map.

And now, the Chargers have figuratively ripped the heart out of the city.

Last night, an angry Chargers fan egged the team offices.

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This was a physical manifestation of the despair that is playing out in the 619, as well as on Chargers forums, their Facebook page comments, and all over Twitter.

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