Matt Slauson did not stop for a roadside meal. His wife packed him protein bars, trail mix, beef jerky and Goldfish crackers. He did not stay in a hotel. From Nebraska, he and a friend were on the road for 24 hours, a period during which Slauson was asleep for one. The entire commute from northeast Illinois to San Diego spanned 31 hours, covered more than 2,100 miles and consumed an exorbitant amount of gasoline in a gray 2014 Ford F-250 Diesel.
That lifted truck, its large wheels and distant license plates, were parked Monday at the Chargers' team facility.