It’s official. The Chargers are leaving for Los Angeles.

The announcement made San Diegans instantly emotional, and that included some players.

Wednesday night, ESPN broke the news that the organization would make their announcement Thursday and that sent players to Twitter to react.

Hard hitting safety Jahleel Addae may have been the first player to react on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/Do_OrAddae37/status/819378114279051264

Tight end Jeff Cumberland sent this tweet soon after.

https://twitter.com/jcumberland87/status/819380792128249856

Offensive tackle Chris Hairston said it all with this one.

https://twitter.com/C_Hairston75/status/819389008413265920

And then Denzel Perryman sent the most controversial player tweet of the night by sending a GIF of Tom Hanks as the famous film character from “Forrest Gump.” The clip showed Hanks sprinting down a road. And it didn’t remain on Twitter long before Perryman deleted it after some fans reacted negatively.

Did Perryman mean the Chargers were running away happily? Did he feel like running away was the only option? Fans wanted to know.

https://twitter.com/D_Perryman52/status/819394259354664960

https://twitter.com/TaniaMilberg/status/819395815328215040

https://twitter.com/NsaneBoltsFan/status/819396122577768448

Perryman tried to recover, and some fans said they didn’t take it negatively but others bristled.

https://twitter.com/D_Perryman52/status/819396334746673152

He also said this when I mentioned it.

https://twitter.com/D_Perryman52/status/819409830200737792

Former Chargers player Shawne Merriman , who was a strong supporter of the organization’s ballot measure to build a stadium downtown, said this.

https://twitter.com/shawnemerriman/status/819383667529109504

Jacob Hester , another former player also tweeted.

https://twitter.com/JacobHester22/status/819409418605514754

Here are some other tweets from players posted after the ESPN report.

https://twitter.com/Melvingordon25/status/819453409527025665

https://twitter.com/TravisBenjamin3/status/819406538993451009

https://twitter.com/KyleEmanuel51/status/819403821617188864

https://twitter.com/TyrellWilliams_/status/819408756236644353

https://twitter.com/LolosDad1026/status/819416810063806464

Thursday, more reaction from players hit social media. Former Chargers stars Darren Sproles , Nick Hardwick and Eric Weddle even had something to say.

https://twitter.com/hardwina/status/819630208387006465

https://twitter.com/weddlesbeard/status/819590190348070912

https://twitter.com/DarrenSproles/status/819630681588318208

https://www.instagram.com/p/BPLRFYNglLW/

https://twitter.com/NickDzubnar/status/819678622059401216

https://twitter.com/RIP_JEP/status/819602064770822144

https://twitter.com/danny__woodhead/status/819673073481678849

https://twitter.com/Hunter_Henry84/status/819633943918112775

https://twitter.com/drewkaser/status/819624428195741696

https://twitter.com/jcumberland87/status/819583309038505984

https://twitter.com/jcumberland87/status/819581461510569984

https://twitter.com/show_case29/status/819579146376478720

Rookie Tyler Johnstone made a joke about the cost of living of moving up north, but also had a some nice things to say about San Diego.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BPNhhihgvNO/

We’ll keep updating as the players continue to react to the news.

In the meantime, we want to know what you’re thinking about this development, San Diego. Send us your thoughts to @sdutideas and we’ll retweet some of them.

Email: abby.hamblin@sduniontribune.com

Twitter: @abbyhamblin