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Matt Verderame

The Chargers Are the Result of Prioritizing Profit Over Pigskin

As it turns out, San Diego got off easy.

San Diego was heartbroken when the Chargers left for Los Angeles after the 2015 season. It was a city which the team called home since 1961, and was ditched to become a forgettable co-tenant of the Rams at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.

Since the Chargers packed up and moved, they’ve reached the playoffs twice. In their most-recent trip to the postseason, they blew a 27–0 lead to the Jaguars. That was the moment owner Dean Spanos should have fired coach Brandon Staley.

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