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The Chargers are one of the league’s best franchises, but that alone might not be enough to keep them in San Diego past this season. Their current home, Qualcomm Stadium, is quickly becoming one of the NFL’s most obsolete facilities, and the club has an option to get out of its deal there in January. The city has balked at funding a new stadium, which could cost more than $1 billion, and has severely limited the locations at which a new field could be built. In fact, Mark Fabiani, head of new stadium issues for the team, recently told the San Diego Union-Tribune that they are down to one possible site for a new park — bayfront property in nearby Chula Vista. A lot would have to happen before ground could be broken at this location, though, and nothing is on the horizon. Leaving San Diego would cost owner Alex Spanos roughly $56 million — the debt owed to the city from Qualcomm’s expansion — but the benefits of a new facility could recoup that money. Fabiani said the Chargers need to increase revenue if they hope to re-sign their top talent, and that a move might be the only way to accomplish that. Rumored destinations include Los Angeles, San Antonio and Las Vegas.
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