Los Angeles Chargers becomes official as second team moves to LA

Get used to saying the Los Angeles Chargers.

Late Wednesday a bombshell was dropped when reports were made that San Diego Chargers owner Dean Spanos had spoken to NFL Commissioner Roger Goddell that he intended to move the team to Los Angeles.

The announcement can come as early as Thursday and reports also noted that Spanos intended to inform team employees and staff.  Although the Chargers started in Los Angeles in the old American Football League (AFL), they’ve been an institution in San Diego since 1961.

Unlike in 1960 when the Los Angeles Coliseum uniquely hosted The Chargers, Rams, Dodgers, and both UCLA and USC football teams the reports are the Chargers will not be moving back to the Coliseum.

The Chargers look like they will be playing at the Stub Hub Center. The stadium holds 27,000 but could be expanded to 30,000.

At that capacity, this guarantees the Chargers would be playing in the smallest stadium in the NFL. This would be for two years until they can join the Rams in the new stadium in Inglewood in 2019.

As of Thursday morning, the Chargers officially announced the move to Los Angeles. That in mind, they also released a new logo.

Without taxpayer money the Spanos ownership group was unwilling to foot the bill on any stadium proposals brought up by the city in order to keep the team in San Diego.

It remains to be seen if the Chargers will be embraced in Los Angeles.

As they have little fan base support north of Orange County, and like the Rams played mediocre football as of late.

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But what is certain if the move is official the sports landscape in Los Angeles will have been changed forever.