Internet still abuzz with Los Angeles Chargers chatter

(Or $725 million, as some reports have put it.)

McCown added, "I am told that the next domino is Anschutz has a deal or is close to a deal to purchase the majority share of the San Diego Chargers and move them into Los Angeles." Of Anschutz's partial ownership of the Lakers and Kings, McCown said, "And you can own multiple franchises in the National Football League as long as they're in the same city as the NFL team you own."

(The Los Angeles area has been without an NFL team since 1994 when the Rams left Anaheim and the Raiders split L.A., the nation's No. 2 TV market.)

Later Tuesday on Kimmel's TV show, Johnson made the announcement, "I teamed up with Tim Leiweke and AEG and we're going to come together to bring the NFL back to Los Angeles."

Said Kimmel: "Of course, you know that many people have tried to bring the NFL back to Los Angeles and I have a theory. I think the NFL likes to keep Los Angeles vacant because then they can play blackmail with the other teams and tell them, 'Oh well, if you don't give us a stadium we're going to move the team to L.A.'"

Johnson said the NFL's return to Los Angeles was bound to happen because the league owners, the league commissioner and the fans want it. He said, "I think it'd probably have to be an existing team because I don't think the NFL wants to expand so I'm sure that there would be some teams out there willing to move here."

Perhaps the Chargers? Or the Vikings? Or any of a handful of franchises able to exit an existing lease easily?

Came Kimmel's question, "In a perfect world, what team do you think you'd want to get?"

"I can't get to the perfect world right now," Johnson replied.

The chirping on the matter lasted into Wednesday morning.

Lee "Hacksaw" Hamilton, of XX1090 sports radio, weighed in on McCown's miniature avian friends on Twitter, "McCown....2-sources...1-with NFL ties...1-entertaiment ties...unimpeachable sources....Anschutz buy 35% minority control-option buy all."

And blogger Ernie Padaon, who writes for, was throwing jokes on Twitter like he was Philip Rivers, using the hashtag #iftheChargersmovetoLA.

A smattering:

"San Diego will NEVER get a Championship and LA will just keep LAUGHING!! STUPID JERKS!"

"Sportscenter would actually give the Chargers some play!"

"Vincent Jackson would get a DUI before every game!"

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