The inevitable happened Wednesday night, with news of the San Diego Chargers deciding to make the move to Los Angeles.
Even more shocking to the fanbase of the team that played in San Diego for 55 years was the reports of Dean Spanos & family, owners of the Chargers, to rebrand the iconic bolt logo.
In conjunction with the Chargers formally announcing the move to LA Thursday, the team announcing they will play in the StubHub Center, home of the LA Galaxy, as well as debuting the new look for the team.
The new logo from the now-Los Angeles @Chargers pic.twitter.com/rm4NorXtOA
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 12, 2017
The team posted their official statement via Twitter as well Friday morning.
A letter from Dean Spanos pic.twitter.com/rTNIvrsN1A
— Los Angeles Chargers (@Chargers) January 12, 2017