The NFL team has taken over the Chargers’ former training camp home in Costa Mesa for the next few weeks, but they can’t tap into their Southern California fan base to generate in-person excitement…
Vintage Oakland Raiders team pictures are displayed on the walls of Killarney’s Irish Pub in Huntington Beach.
Las Vegas Raiders fan Jamal Smith from Oakland sits at Killarney’s Irish Pub in Huntington Beach on Tuesday. Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce takes questions from reporters about training in Southern California on Tuesday at the Jack R. Hammett Sports Complex in Costa Mesa. They have taken over the Chargers’ former training camp home in Costa Mesa, about a 20-minute drive from Killarney’s. But the Raiders, who played in Los Angeles from 1982-94 in between stints in Oakland, can’t tap into their Southern California fan base to generate in-person excitement as their players begin preseason practices Wednesday.
Interestingly, there will be five NFL teams within 100 miles of each other during camp. The New Orleans Saints are holding theirs at UC Irvine, which hosted the Rams from 2016 to 2019 and 2021 to 2023. The Saints needed a new location during construction of a new cafeteria at their team complex. The Rams , Chargers and Dallas Cowboys will be in L.A. County.
Relocating camp from the team headquarters in Henderson, Nevada, represents a little bit of a homecoming for Coach Antonio Pierce.“When the plane hit the tarmac, I smiled,” Pierce said. “It felt good to be home. I’m excited for our players to be here and enjoy some nice weather and be able to get away for a little bit.”
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