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Lynn anxious to sell Chargers' product

CARSON, Calif. — Anthony Lynn stepped to the podium under a brilliant sun Tuesday and immediately made the same verbal slip that everybody in Southern California will be making for at least a little while.

“I am so proud to be the head coach of the San Dieg- uh, LA Chargers,” Lynn said. “Oops.”

In truth, Lynn’s mailing address might be the least important detail of his new job. The fiery coach says he is all about winning, and he saw a golden opportunity to do it immediately with the Chargers.

“We don’t care where we play,” Lynn said. “We’ll play out here on the asphalt. We don’t care. We just want to play football, and that’s what we do.”

Lynn’s introduction doubled as the Los Angeles Chargers’ first public event in their new city, and he immediately stoked expectations for a contending team this fall at StubHub Center, the 30,000-seat soccer stadium in the south LA suburbs. The Chargers must build a new fan base after their two-hour move north, and Lynn believes he knows how to do it.

“We’re going to win. That’s how you sell,” Lynn said. “I feel very confident in the staff that we’re putting together and in our leadership, and in the players that we have. There’s no reason why we shouldn’t win right now.”

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