LA Chargers players and staff TRAPPED in elevator on eve of NFL preseason game in Dallas - before firefighters help them escape through ceiling

The Los Angeles Chargers have announced that several of their players and staff were left stranded in an 'inoperable elevator' at the team's hotel in Dallas on Friday.

Ahead of their preseason game against the Cowboys on Saturday, members of the Chargers' traveling party were trapped in the elevator at around 7:30pm CT, a team statement says.

'Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to the incident and subsequently assisted everyone from the elevator, one-by-one, through its ceiling panel and into an adjacent elevator,' the statement continues.

'The Los Angeles Chargers thank Dallas Fire-Rescue for their quick response, professionalism and substantial efforts in ensuring everyone's safety.' 

More to follow.