Chargers owner Dean Spanos said he wanted to make sure Philip Rivers retired a San Diego Charger.
And even though those are two separate issues, Spanos is confident he can make things work with his current city and his current quarterback.
As the league meetings buzzes with news and/or speculation about Los Angeles, Spanos told Jim Corbett of USA Today that his goal was to keep his team where it is
“Our goal is to try and stay in San Diego, but we’re waiting to see what happens with the plan the city comes back with,” Spanos said. “They had said they would make some sort of proposal in May.
“San Diego is a great city. I’ve been there over half my life. . . . My kids were raised there. So I hope they come up with something that we can make it work.”
Of course, Raiders owner Mark Davis had similar statements about Oakland yesterday, and those two teams are exploring the possibility of a joint stadium in Carson.
But the Rivers decision is something easier for Spanos to control, as the quarterback has one year left on his contract, and recently said he’s in no hurry to do an extension. That has sparked plenty of speculation that he might be traded, though team officials are doing their best to shoot that down.
Spanos said they “would like to do an extension with him. We want him to be our quarterback. And we want him to retire a San Diego Charger.
“Hopefully, that will all come to fruition at some point in time.”
And if it happens in San Diego, that would be two wins for Spanos at once.
