
L.A. Sports & Entertainment Group welcome Chargers' organization
AP - As the 2018 NFL preseason looms, the Los Angeles Chargers held their inaugural press conference, capping off one of the most hectic offseasons ever for a defending Superbowl champion.
In 2017, the San Diego Chargers had a season for the ages, posting a 14-2 record and winning the franchise's first Lombardi trophy. Their reward: a relocation up I-5 to Los Angeles.
It was a wacky relocation that could only happen in the ultra-commercial age of the NFL. The Chargers' relocation did not happen because the franchise was struggling, or because they did not have a sufficient fan base or market. Rather, they moved because they were good, because their success meant a growing fan base in Southern California's biggest market.
There was nothing surprising about the press conference; the move has been openly reported throughout the summer. Perhaps the only new revelation to come out of the inaugural press conference was that the team will be reintroducing the powder blue jerseys as their default home jersey, making the navy blue jerseys the alternate. The 1960 Los Angeles Chargers wore the powder blue jerseys as well.
The team's front office and coaching staff were silent on the news we all wanted to hear: whether reigning league MVP Philip Rivers would be making the move with the team.
While the relocation was clearly about the dollars - the Spanos family sold the franchise to Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Group for an NFL-record $1.3B - on the field, the team hopes things stay the same. But before looking ahead to the Chargers' title defense, let us look back at how the football team, not the business, has adapted and evolved over the past offseason.
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