Report: Chargers to LA
The deadline for the San Diego Chargers to exercise their option to relocate to Los Angeles has been extended for two days, although a media report surfaced last night that the team plans to move. The Chargers have called a staff meeting for 8 a.m. today, a team employee said last night. The employee spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter. The employee said the topic of the meeting hadn’t been divulged.
Team chairman Dean Spanos didn’t immediately return a message left at his home.
Citing league sources, ESPN.com reported that the Chargers plan to announce as early as today that they are moving to Los Angeles. According to the report, the Chargers have notified commissioner Roger Goodell and the owners of other teams of their intent to move to Los Angeles for the 2017 season.
San Diego would become a tenant in the stadium being built in Inglewood for the Rams if the Chargers exercise that option.
The Chargers would have to find a temporary home in LA, either the Coliseum or the 27,000-seat StubHub! Center in Carson.
• A runner-up two years ago, Vance Joseph is John Elway’s pick this time around.
“It’s official. Excited to announce Vance Joseph as head coach of the Denver Broncos!” Elway tweeted.
The 44-year-old ex-Colorado quarterback built a reputation as one of the league’s best secondary coaches as he worked his way through the ranks in San Francisco, Houston and Cincinnati before serving
Joseph, who will be formally introduced as the team’s 16th head coach today, served as the Dolphins defensive coordinator this season and helped Miami end an eight-year playoff drought.
He impressed Elway in 2015 when Gary Kubiak got the job and the Broncos even tried to hire him as their defensive coordinator, a move the Bengals blocked.
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The Bills agreed yesterday to hire the Carolina defensive coordinator to be their head coach. The deal was reached shortly after the 42-year-old McDermott conducted his second interview with the team in eight days.
McDermott replaces Rex Ryan, who was fired two weeks ago for failing to deliver on his bold promises to build the Bills into a bully.
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