Believe it or not, the Chargers’ upper management (or whoever in the publicity department who decided to run the event) hit a home run with the fans last Thursday.
According to KABC, over 16,000 fans claimed free tickets for the Chargers draft party on the Santa Monica Pier. It certainly felt like there were that many people at the event.
Near 6 p.m. (well before the Chargers would be on the clock), the pier was buzzing with energy.
There was a nearly two-hour line for autographs from current and past Chargers players (you can see a short piece of the line below).