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Chargers And Seau Family WIll Hold A Tribute At Qualcomm Stadium On Friday Evening

Ernie Padaon — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:12:48 +0000

May 2, 2012; San Diego, CA, USA; General view of an impromptu memorial celebrating the life of San Diego Charger former linebacker Junior Seau in front of Seau

The details for all this are still being arranged, but the San Diego Chargers and the Junior Seau family are planning to hold a tribute for Junior on Friday, May 11, in the evening (Jim Trotter). Clear out your calendar for Friday night and stay tuned to get more details on the tribute.

Has anyone called the movers? or Steve Smith?

Sun, 22 May 2011 11:23:07 +0000

It's snowing in San Diego?

National Football Post picked up the NFL.com story about Qualcomm stadium needing $80 million in repairs, further muddying the waters about the Chargers long-term presence in San Diego. Furthermore, the Union-Tribune is mentioning the city is projected to lose $10 million annually, just to run the stadium through the end of the current lease (2020). The “independent” report on the stadiums’ issues, cites the following:

“It is important to note that Qualcomm Stadium operating at a loss is not a unique example of a major stadium with an NFL franchise operating at a deficit and receiving city funding,” the report said. “Many city-operated, NFL buildings receive some form of public funding on an annual basis.”

Herein lies the problem.. (more…)

Rain Floods Qualcomm Stadium

Ernie Padaon — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:21:07 +0000

Clipped from: www.signonsandiego.com (share this clip)

Pictures of the field posted on Twitter elicited comments like “Whoa” and “Unreal” and jokes like “Navy should feel right at home. You may even see some seals at work.”

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