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Team chairman says Chargers to stay in San Diego in 2016

Dean Spanos said the Chargers will play in San Diego in 2016, adding he will work with politicians and others to try to resolve a fight over a new stadium. Down the line, the team has an option to join the Rams in an Inglewood, Calif., stadium.

SAN DIEGO – Chargers Chairman Dean Spanos said Friday the team will play in San Diego in 2016, and he will work with politicians and the business community to try to resolve a long, bitter fight over a new stadium.

Spanos’ statement was posted on the team website shortly after The San Diego Union-Tribune reported the Chargers had agreed in principle to join the Los Angeles Rams in a stadium expected to open in Inglewood, Calif.