[Elvis]

El Segundo.

Rams? Your move...



Chargers announce new headquarters, training facility in El Segundo

Published: Nov 01, 2021 at 06:55 PM
Jelani Scott
NFL.com Digital Content Producer

The Los Angeles Chargers announced on Monday that the club has reached an agreement to build a new corporate headquarters and training facility.

Currently estimated for completion by the spring of 2024, the 14-acre site will be located in El Segundo, California, seven miles from the Chargers' home turf, SoFI Stadium.

"When searching for a location to establish our hub of football and business operations, we didn't leave a single stone unturned," team owner Dean Spanos said in a statement. "This process played out for more than four years because we weren't willing to settle. Good enough wasn't going to cut it. We wanted great, and we finally found it.

"To be able to develop 14 acres of prime real estate -- with the proximity to LAX, SoFi Stadium, Silicon Beach, more Fortune 500 companies in the state than anywhere except San Francisco and, of course, neighbors like the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings -- it's another major step toward building a perennial contender and further rooting ourselves in the community we serve."

The new facility, which will be designed by Gensler Sports, will include a plethora of amenities, such as a roof-top hospitality club, full eSports gaming and content studios and a 3,100 square foot media center.

The project will also see the construction of three natural grass fields with an artificial turf perimeter that will be designed to accommodate bleacher seating for over 5,000 people, allowing the Chargers to host public training camp upon the facility's opening.

"The look, feel and functionality of your training facility means more today than it ever has in professional sports," said general manager Tom Telesco. "Being able to create a building that can grow with technological advances -- especially in regard to nutritional needs, strength and performance, injury prevention, medical treatment and game planning -- is crucial to sustained success. Everyone knows the margin between wins and losses in the NFL is razor thin. Any advantage you can create for your coaches and players, you'll take it. Having a world-class training facility definitely falls into that category."

[69RamFan]

So where are the chargers getting this money, while they don't even pay rent for Sofi?

[St. Loser Fan]

Maybe the Chargers settled? And the Rams are having a tougher time finding a more premier spot.

[Elvis]

[Hacksaw]

I was hoping it was in San Diego...


now they get the jets coming and going.

[47 Gap]

Chargers should pay for it and let the Rams practice there, as well, and charge them $1. It's only fair.

[St. Loser Fan]

The Forum or one of the shopping plazas along Century? Did any of those malls along there take a hit during COVID and partially empty out? Or did any nearby schools close?

[Elvis]

I still think the Rams end up near where they are now: Thousand Oaks, Ventura County but i think they're considering pretty much anywhere...

[St. Loser Fan]

So is this proposed Chargers complex by the Raytheon stuff? I guess it gives them security from prying eyes.

[Hacksaw]

Like anyone would steal intel from the Chargers.