SAN DIEGO -- Whether you talked to a player or a coach this season, none have used the excuse of the team’s ongoing effort to find a new stadium as a distraction or reason for the San Diego Chargers’ struggles on the football field over the past two years.
However, Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera, who spent four seasons with the Chargers as the team’s linebackers coach and defensive coordinator, said from his perspective that the uncertainty of where the team will play next season could be weighing on Chargers players and the coaching staff.