Los Angeles Chargers
Gift shopping for a Chargers fan is about knowing your stuff. It’s not about grabbing whatever NFL-shaped thing you can find and crossing your fingers. It’s about knowing who will receive your gift; someone who bleeds powder blue, who has watched this team suffer through legitimately awful seasons only to get your hopes up during the drafts and training camps. They don’t need another jersey that could belong to anyone who follows any team, wherever they’re from. Whoever it is that you’re buying for deserves better. And if you’re the one doing the shopping, you deserve better too.
At Wide Right & Close Middle we spent a long time thinking about what makes a Chargers fan tick. We considered the fans who grew up watching games in San Diego and still feel angry about the move. We thought about the fans who defended Philip Rivers for 10 years and know what Allen Herburt means for the team’s future. We considered fans who don’t need more gear but know the difference between tacky hat and the Official Licensed Super Bowl Quality Fan Hat. Purchasing decisions like that are what define a Chargers fan. You don’t get that buying a mug nobody wants from the nearest corporate sports gift basket operation.
That’s why we picked out each and every one of these items ourselves. We’ve done the work so you don’t have to. Every product on this page was curated because we think it’s actually worth buying for a friend or family member. Not because it’s showered with Chargers logos (though we did include some of those because, hey, fuck it) but because it works as a gift first and a fan item second. Were we proud to give this to someone we know? Would this matter to an actual human who gets emotional about every game and names their dogs after former offensive lineman? If yes, you’ll find it here. Fast coffee snobs.. Padding? Delete.
San Diego Chargers fans are some of the best in sports. They are loyal to a team that never really gave them anything to brag about but kept showing up year after year. If you’re looking to buy for a fan like that, these gifts won’t disappoint. You won’t find mass-produced renditions of fandom here. Instead, we picked gifts for the Chargers fans who wallpapered their living room with ticket stubs and have the London Olympics jersey because , well. These are for the fans who set alarms for 9pm starts now. You know who they are. We picked with them in mind. We think you’ll find exactly what you need here.