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The Chargers on Thursday rejected a developer’s proposal to build a $1 billion stadium as part of a redevelopment of the land surrounding Qualcomm Stadium, saying the project would be too enormous for the Mission Valley site.
The Chargers feel they need a new stadium to remain financially competitive with other NFL teams but they did not feel the developers proposal had any realistic chance which called for a name of The River Park at Mission Valley, would include a 70,000-seat stadium, 3.76 million square feet of office space in 11 buildings, a 16-story hotel, nearly 6,000 residential units, 500,000 square feet of retail space and 14,000 parking spaces.
The projected stated to be “fantastical,” with “mythical skyscrapers, mythical prices and a mythical stadium.” It has just been viewed as one with zero chance of actually happening due to the scale and the San Diego Chargers are hoping to use a similar but smaller development with public land as a way to build a stadium.
Despite being an aged running back by league standards, LaDainian Tomlinson is still one of the best in the NFL. Now at the age of 30, Tomlinson will once again be leading the Chargers in 2009, who won the AFC West in 2008 with a record of 8-8. While the Chargers have seen some success in recent years, the team has yet to make it to the Super Bowl. Tomlinson has been with the Chargers since his career started in 2001, and is still a force to be reckoned with on the field. While younger RBs like Adrian Peterson will no doubt have numbers that exceed LT, the old Charger will still push the team forward like few running backs can. Tomlinson placed fourth in the AFC in rushing yards in 2008, and also had a career low of 1,110 yards. But few RBs ever see that much yardage in a single year, even some of the best.
It’s impossible to not find LaDainian Tomlinson amongst an assortment of Chargers jerseys, and in many ways, LT is the heart of the Charger’s franchise. Though his numbers were competitive in 2008, fans wonder if he’ll still be able to find success in 2009. But LT seems confident that he has a few solid years left.
All stemming from the final ruling of the Pittsburgh Steelers-San Diego Chargers game that kept the Steelers from covering the 5 point spread which, according to R.J. Bell of the Web site PreGame.com, resulted in an estimated $64 million swing in “payouts” across the country.
This even grabbed the attention of Bob Costas enough to make a brief allusion to the potential financial sway from the ref’s ruling. With so much chatter and posting across the country the elephant could no longer be ignored which is gambling on NFL games. Even other interests such as fantasy football or a friendly bet with colleagues at work would have brought controversy along with this call.
Like it or not gambling on football is rearing its ugly head.
