The team has an option, granted to the Chargers last year by the owners, to join the Rams in Los Angeles. Before this season, Los Angeles had been without an NFL franchise since the Rams and Raiders left town following the 1994 season. There was recent speculation that the NFL might come up with a creative financial proposal to keep the Chargers in San Diego. A strong belief within the NFL emerged that Spanos and the Chargers were Los Angeles-bound. The option to join the Rams in Inglewood would have passed to the Raiders if the Chargers had declined it.

Source: Washington Post January 12, 2017 04:49 UTC