The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Raiders. Between 1982 and 1994, the team played in Los Angeles as the Los Angeles Raiders.
Quarterback JaMarcus Russell, selected first overall in 2007, was a major disappointment.
The Los Angeles Chargers are a professional American football team based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Chargers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team plays its home games at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, which it shares with the Los Angeles Rams.
The Chargers hosting a pre-season game at San Diego Jack Murphy Stadium in 1987
The Chargers drafted running back LaDainian Tomlinson in the 2001 NFL Draft. He became their all-time rushing leader.
Philip Rivers started every game at quarterback from 2006 to 2019.
Dignity Health Sports Park, a soccer-specific stadium that seats 30,000, served as the Chargers' temporary home from 2017 until 2019.