Some Chargers players are pretty pumped up that the team will be spending the 2016 season in San Diego, and they took to Twitter Friday to urge fans to attend the team’s home games.
Shortly after the news was announced, wide receiver Keenan Allen said to fans the “stadium better be packed.”
So it's looks like we are going to be in San Diego for another season. The stadium better be packed. The fans got what they wanted.
— Keenan Allen (@Keenan13Allen) January 30, 2016
Now let's see sell outs every home game! And not the other teams colors! #BoltUp
— Keenan Allen (@Keenan13Allen) January 30, 2016
Linebacker Melvin Ingram also issued a challenge to get the fans to show up:
Staying in San Diego 4 another year..Every home game better be sold out..Charger blue everywhere Fans got what they wanted Now come support
— Melvin Ingram (@MelvinIngram) January 30, 2016
It’s obvious why the players would want the fan support at games, but they’re really mistaken about who’s to blame for the issue. It’s mostly about the owner Dean Spanos not wanting to privately fund a stadium in San Diego, which is why he is looking to move. Why would fans pay to support a team owned by a man who’s trying to leave?
Of course, players don’t always see issues that way, and it’s much easier to call out fans than a team owner.
