Sports·Posted on Apr 27, 2013Ain't No Hoax: Manti Te'o Is Bound For San DiegoThe embattled, "catfished" linebacker is headed for sunny San Diego and a new start.by Erik MalinowskiBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail After months of speculation, Manti Te'o (he of the Deadspin hoax investigation) is headed to the San Diego Chargers, who chose him in the second round of the NFL Draft. Here's how ESPN handled the news: buzzfeed.com And here was the view from NFL Network: buzzfeed.com The most incredible part? Te'o almost didn't believe the news himself. Jim Trotter @SI_JimTrotter manti says when he saw a california area code he thought some of his friends were trying to prank him. can't make this stuff up. 12:07 AM - 27 Apr 2013 Reply Retweet Favorite manti says when he saw a california area code he thought some of his friends were trying to prank him. can't make this stuff up.-- Jim Trotter