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The San Diego Chargers are officially moving back to Los Angeles, more on that over at this link.

As everyone saw this coming for well over a year, we asked Dan Fouts, one of the most iconic, if not the most iconic, player in San Diego Chargers history about it. Fouts, an analyst for CBS Sports, will call CBS’ broadcast of the AFC Divisional Playoff, Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots on Saturday (4:35 EST kickoff).

NFL Hall of Famer Dan Fouts was joined by the other CBS Analysts to talk the NFL postseason/offseason with the media on conference call on January 14th.

In the Bolts pantheon, he’s in rarified air alongside Lance Alworth, Don”Air” Coryell, Junior Seau, Charlie Joiner, LaDainian Tomlinson, Bobby Ross, Rodney Harrison, Phillip Rivers and Gary “Big Hands” Johnson.

We asked Fouts if he wanted to share his opinions on the Chargers’ current situation, and what he said he would really hate to see the team leave, because he know what a tremendous void they would leave behind in the city.

“Everyone’s got an opinion, but they haven’t asked me for my advice. Obviously as a fan of everything about San Diego, it pains me to think that the Chargers, who are such a big part of the community and have been for so many years would move to a place like Los Angeles.

“San Diego is an island basically. With the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Orange County to the north and the desert to the east and Mexico to the south, it’s really a little community that has a lot of pride in their sports teams, and the Chargers in particular.

“I’d hate to see them move. I’ve done, and will continue to voice my opinion on this subject in San Diego. ”

So it would be pretty devastating for the San Diego community if the Chargers do pack up and leave?

“Well, the sun will come up tomorrow, like it always does in San Diego, but it would be a tremendous void left in a really great city,” Dan Fouts continued.

Indeed the Chargers just pulled a Ron Burgundy, and said “go fuck yourself San Diego.”

Paul M. Banks runs The Sports Bank.net, partnered with FOX Sports Engage Network. and News Now. Banks, a former writer for the Washington Times, Bold and the Chicago Tribune’s RedEye publication, appears regularly as a guest on CGTN America, WGN CLTV News and KOZN 1620 The Zone.

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