Tomlinson released by Chargers
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Tomlinson released by Chargers
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4936783
Tomlinson played nine seasons in San Diego, but at the age of 30 and with declining numbers, Tomlinson has been anticipating his release for the past month.
"This is a part of the business that I hate, and it's particularly hard when you're dealing with someone I consider a friend," Chargers president Dean Spanos said in a statement. "Change involving great players is never easy. I respect L.T. as much or more than any player I've ever known. And no one appreciates his contributions to this organization more than I do. That is why this is such a difficult announcement for me to make."
"This is a part of the business that I hate, and it's particularly hard when you're dealing with someone I consider a friend," Chargers president Dean Spanos said in a statement. "Change involving great players is never easy. I respect L.T. as much or more than any player I've ever known. And no one appreciates his contributions to this organization more than I do. That is why this is such a difficult announcement for me to make."
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he's got 2-3 more productive seasons left in him, he'll be fine and he'll have plenty of teams intrested. he might not get a ton of money, but that was what he last contract was about. he's more than welcom in New England where we take all the aging former great running backs.
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Priest Holmes
Edgerrin James
Larry Johnson
Brian Westbrook
Ahman Green
When you hit 30 as an RB in the NFL, more likely than not, you're done.
Any team with an RB slot open will be giving LT a call though.
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This and I think with the retiring of Lorenzo Neal, that affected his running a lot. If he goes to a team with better run blocking, he'll put up some decent numbers.
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he's got 2-3 more productive seasons left in him, he'll be fine and he'll have plenty of teams intrested. he might not get a ton of money, but that was what he last contract was about. he's more than welcom in New England where we take all the aging former great running backs.
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I look at corey dillion as my example. he was 29-30 when the pats got him, and they got 2 decent seasons out of him. I don't see him rushing for more than 1000 yards, but I think you can bring him in as a #2 or change of pace back. you can still get some milage out of his legs and he can still contribute, it just won't be the LT of old.