The Los Angeles Chargers unveiled their new facility in El Segundo, called "The Bolt," on Thursday.
The 150,000-square-foot facility and three practice fields sit on 14 acres of land, featuring state-of-the-art meeting rooms, training and recovery areas, a weight room, coaches lounge, locker room and press conference room, among other features.
Some of those features are on the first floor, while the second-floor kitchen includes a "Chargers helmet-inspired pizza oven." The kitchen's food services will be handled by Wolfgang Puck Catering and also include "carvery, smoothie and coffee bars, pasta station, Grill station, stand-alone island salad bar and rotating daily Global fare station."
The third floor will be home to a private, members-only club, alongside the executive and business offices. Football staff offices are on the second floor.
Chargers controlling cwner and chairman of the board, Dean Spanos, released the following statement:
"I haven't been this excited in a long time. I see it in the community, I see it within the organization—from our staff to our players to our coaches, it's electrifying. Jim Harbaugh being here has brought a new sense of awareness about our team; how important it is to us and to the community. And now you have this new facility that everyone's been talking about for more than two years now. Our fans are excited. You see it everywhere you go. I hear how they can't wait to come to camp. Can't wait to see 'The Bolt.' This took a lot of time and a lot of hard work, and I just feel fortunate that our staff, players and fans will be able to enjoy this for years to come."
The Chargers will begin their training camp at The Bolt on July 24, but fans who made reservations will be able to tour the facility on July 13-14.
"Our fans are part of the Chargers family," Spanos noted. "This is theirs as much as it is ours, and I want them to feel that when they come here."
It comes during an offseason of change for the Chargers, who will be ushering in the Harbaugh era during the 2024 season. The roster saw a lot of upheaval as well, most notably parting with receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, though the team bolstered the offensive line to help protect franchise quarterback Justin Herbert.
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