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Eric Williams
NFC West Writer
Seeking sunny skies, milder temperatures and the serene beaches of Southern California, five NFL teams are holding training camp in the greater Los Angeles area for the first time in league history.
The Rams open training camp at Loyola Marymount for the first time in franchise history, moving from the team’s former site at UC Irvine. The Chargers will hold camp at the team’s new headquarters in El Segundo. The Dallas Cowboys are back in Oxnard for the 18th season since 2001. The New Orleans Saints, with a new cafeteria under construction at the club’s permanent facility in Metairie, Louisiana, will use the Rams’ former spot at UC Irvine.
Finally, the Las Vegas Raiders return to Los Angeles for training camp at Jack Hammett Sports Complex in Costa Mesa, the Chargers’ former home. The Raiders played in L.A. from 1982 to 1994, winning a Super Bowl after the 1983 season and building a significant fan presence in L.A. along the way. Las Vegas general manager Tom Telesco served as GM of the Chargers for 11 seasons, so he’s very familiar with the Costa Mesa venue.
These five teams are starting practice within a 100-mile radius in Southern California this week. According to the Los Angeles Times, a sixth NFL team explored holding a future training camp at the Rams’ former headquarters of Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks.
Having multiple teams in one area harkens back to a time when several NFL teams traveled to Wisconsin to get away from the heat. In addition to the Green Bay Packers, the group of teams in the so-called “Cheese League” included the Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs, Jacksonville Jaguars and Saints, reaching a high mark of six teams in 1995.
The new group of teams in Los Angeles has conjured up a new nickname: “The Beach League.”
Only seven of the 32 NFL teams will hold training camp at a different site than their team’s headquarters this…
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Publish date : 2024-07-22 20:44:12
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