5 times NFL franchises showed no regard for their fans

Commissioner Roger Goodell Press Conference
Commissioner Roger Goodell Press Conference

5 times NFL franchises showed no regard for their fans

#3 - Chargers move from San Diego to Los Angeles

A Chargers fan protests the move to Los Angeles
A Chargers fan protests the move to Los Angeles

Similar heartache was felt when the San Diego Chargers decided to up sticks and move to Los Angeles after the 2016 season, as the team had been based in San Diego since 1961. Immediately after announcing the move, fans egged the team's headquarters in Mission Valley, while others burned Chargers jerseys and memorabilia.

Team owner Dean Spanos took the majority of the hate, with one fan saying on a Chargers Facebook fan page:

“Spanos is delusional if he thinks anyone will care about them in L.A. San Diego is the only home for the Chargers.”

The move was all the more confusing since the Los Angeles Rams had only relocated from St. Louis the year before as many fans argued why does the city of L.A. need two NFL franchises?

#4 - New York Jets pass on Warren Sapp

NFL Class of 2013 Enshrinement Ceremony
NFL Class of 2013 Enshrinement Ceremony

"We want Sapp!" echoed around the draft room during the 1995 NFL Draft with the New York Jets on the clock and stud defensive tackle Warren Sapp still on the board. The Jets, however, ignored all the fan chants and went with Kyle Brady, a tight end out of Penn State. The fans should have been listened to.

Brady only had 949 receiving yards during his four seasons in New York, whereas Sapp fell to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he was an All-Pro six times, made seven Pro Bowls, and was NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1999. Sapp also won a Super Bowl and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013. You should have listened to your fans, Jets front office!

#5 - Dan Snyder sues fan

Philadelphia Eagles v Washington Redskins
Philadelphia Eagles v Washington Redskins

Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder has a reputation across the NFL world as one of the worst owners across the league, and this was evident in 2009 when he sued one of his own team's fans. The 72-year-old woman, an estate agent, was unable to afford her season tickets after the housing market crash, requesting the team to waive her season ticket.

Instead of doing the honorable thing and honoring her request, Snyder sued the woman for backing out of her agreement, winning a default judgment as she couldn't afford a lawyer. He won about $66,000 from the case, a lot of money to the elderly woman but pennies to a man worth $2.6 billion.

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