The Doomship - The Champion Ship - Tomlinson's retirement thoughts

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LaDainian Tomlinson offered some solid production for the New York Jets over the past two seasons when many believed that he did not have much gas left in the tank. Looking ahead to the 2012 campaign, will he elect to pull a similar trick with a new club?

The future Hall of Famer spoke with Jim Trotter of Sports Illustrated recently, and indicated that he's 95 percent sure he'll retire. However, he would consider a return for the right team and the right situation.

It doesn't take a Ph.D in Athlete-Speak to translate that: Tomlinson wants to play for a team that will likely contend for a Super Bowl title this season. One speculative possibility is the Pittsburgh Steelers, as they have not yet signed a veteran RB to make up for not having Rashard Mendenhall at the outset of the season. While they did draft Chris Rainey in Round 5, the Florida product is more of a weapon on special teams. The Baltimore Ravens have claimed that they won't be adding a veteran RB this offseason, but there's a distinct lack of experience behind Ray Rice (who's holding out for a long-term deal, mind you).

Source: Tim Kavanagh, ESPN

3 Comments

Crunk Schiano - 05-07-2012, 11:57 PM

I'd rather see him on a team that only needs him for 5 to 10 snaps a game and help mentoring younger backs. His best days are behind him, does he understand that though? When you're as big of a star as he was, accepting that you can't be one of the top guys anymore is difficult.

If I were him I'd call up the Packers or Ravens
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Scarlos Santana - 05-08-2012, 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by Crunk

I'd rather see him on a team that only needs him for 5 to 10 snaps a game and help mentoring younger backs. His best days are behind him, does he understand that though? When you're as big of a star as he was, accepting that you can't be one of the top guys anymore is difficult.

If I were him I'd call up the Packers or Ravens

He's had difficulty accepting since his last years in San Diego basically holding the team hostage because he refused to take a pay cut and refused to accept that he isn't what he used to be. I'll ALWAYS love LT but the idea of him even returning to SD is out the window once he made them dumbass backhand remarks towards the Chargers. Also when he foolishly got that Jets logo tatted on his calf opposite the Bolts logo.

Wish him the best with another team, but not a Super Bowl. It's a Charger fan thing.
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