Jon Gruden unimpressed with SoFi Stadium, never heard of lightning delay indoors

The Chargers and Raiders both started playing in new stadiums last year, but Raiders coach Jon Gruden isn’t impressed with his division rival’s new building.

Lightning in the area caused Monday night’s Raiders-Chargers game to be 35 minutes late, even though the Chargers’ SoFi stadium has a roof. Although Rams owner Stan Kroenke has spent $ 5.5 billion on the stadium that houses Los Angeles’ two NFL teams, an architectural decision has been made to have openings in the roof, which means that it was decided that the game could not be played during lightning. outside. Gruden couldn’t understand why an indoor stadium hadn’t been built to withstand the elements.

“I’m not an engineer, I have no idea. I never heard that. I thought it was a joke. But it affected both teams, ”said Gruden.

Gruden also doesn’t like the design of the visitor’s locker room.

“The locker room here is the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen. I mean you can’t see anyone. It’s like a labyrinth. So whoever twisted this visiting locker room, I’d love to meet this guy, see what his idea was, ”Gruden said.

When asked how the delay hurt his team, Gruden refused to apologize for the loss.

“It had nothing to do with it,” Gruden said.

A runaway delay to a nationally televised game was not what the league hoped for when it opened its new football palace in Los Angeles. Gruden wasn’t the only one upset.