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Report: NFL concerned about Chargers' future in L.A.

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NFL owners and executives are concerned about the figures coming from Los Angeles Chargers home games.

At the owners meetings in New York this week, talks have centered around the Chargers' lagging personal seat license sales at StubHub Center, ESPN's Seth Wickersham reports.

The Chargers moved from San Diego to Los Angeles after the 2016 season, and they've played their last 11 homes games in a 27,000-seat soccer-specific stadium in Carson, Calif.

The Chargers rank dead last in attendance this season, averaging 25,370 fans, with fans of opposing teams filling their home games. The next lowest-ranked team in home attendance is the Oakland Raiders, a club averaging 53,622 over two home games.

The new Los Angeles stadium the Chargers will share with the Rams is scheduled to open in 2020. Though the Chargers currently boast a top-10 offense and a 4-2 record, the franchise is expected to revise its revenue goals from $400 million to $150 million before moving to the new stadium, sources told Wickersham.

The move to Carson has been tough on Chargers players as well.

"I don't really like this area too much, to be honest," star running back Melvin Gordon said to Sports Illustrated's Robert Klemko. "I loved San Diego. It was my kind of energy, my kind of vibe. It was a perfect place for me. Everything was perfect."

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