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Chargers Return to San Diego for First Full-Pad Training Camp at USD

The two-day event marked a bid to reengage a fan base still divided by the team’s 2017 move to Los Angeles.

Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh speaks to reporters during a training camp practice on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in San Diego. The Chargers are practicing at USD for two days, which is where Harbaugh got his first head coaching job. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Overview

  • The Chargers held their first full-pad practices in San Diego since 2017 at the University of San Diego’s 6,500-seat Torero Stadium.
  • Tickets for the July 22 session were reserved for active-duty military and veterans, while July 23 was open only to season-ticket holders, filling roughly half the venue.
  • Jim Harbaugh, who began his head-coaching career at USD, emphasized the sessions as fan appreciation rather than an olive branch to San Diego.
  • Supporters in both current and vintage Chargers jerseys offered a mix of enthusiasm and lingering bitterness, recalling legends such as Rivers, Tomlinson and Seau.
  • The practices underline the franchise’s effort to reconnect with its San Diego roots and rebuild goodwill after relocating to Los Angeles in 2017.