LaDainian Tomlinson: Chargers asked me to come back (1 Viewer)

[Faust]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000165014/article/ladainian-tomlinson-chargers-asked-me-to-come-back

By Marc Sessler

Around the League Writer

A new regime in San Diego has taken strides to break from the past, but coach Mike McCoy and friends haven't forgotten the Chargers' history.

Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports spent part of Saturday at NFL Network with retired Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson, who told Silver he recently was offered a chance to rejoin his old team.

"I met (new general manager) Tom Telesco and Mike McCoy at the combine, and they asked me to come back and play," Tomlinson said. "I saw (executive vice president) John Spanos at a restaurant in Indy, and he introduced me to them, and they brought it up. At first I thought they weren't really serious, but they kept talking about it, and I realized it was real.

"They said, 'You can come back and carry it 10 or 12 times a game. We'd like to have you here.' "

Tomlinson acknowledged he didn't spend much time considering the offer.

"No, because when I made the decision to walk away, I wrestled with it long and hard, and I knew it was final," L.T. said. "Once I retired, that was it. My mind is in a different place. Mentally, going back would have been too hard."

McCoy and Telesco will field plenty of questions about this scenario when they next emerge from their bunker.

The Chargers currently have five running backs and a pair of fullbacks on the roster. None of them comes close to touching L.T.'s popularity in San Diego, but in terms of rebuilding this football team, the urge to add Tomlinson to the mix is a curious one.

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[cstu]

Would be awesome to see him in a Chargers uniform again.

 

[Spike]

Would be awesome to see him in a Chargers uniform again.

The Tomlinson of old, yes; the 2013 version would likely tarnish how people's mental picture of him.

 

[Ghost Rider]

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Would be awesome to see him in a Chargers uniform again.

The Tomlinson of old, yes; the 2013 version would likely tarnish how people's mental picture of him.

A great regular season back who beat up on a decades worth of some of the worst defenses in the history of the NFL and yielded next to nothing in the playoffs?

Not even top 10 in my book.

 

[Eminence]

They should give Tiki Barber a call.

 

[dickey moe]

 

[Pots]

Would be awesome to see him in a Chargers uniform again.

The Tomlinson of old, yes; the 2013 version would likely tarnish how people's mental picture of him.

A great regular season back who beat up on a decades worth of some of the worst defenses in the history of the NFL and yielded next to nothing in the playoffs?

Not even top 10 in my book.

 

[Da Guru]

They are not going to win this year anyway... so why not try to sell some extra tickets to watch LT stumble around and trip over his own feet?

 

[Silver & Black]

The mere fact that he was asked to come back speaks volumes about what SD thinks about Mathews imo.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Natone Means, Chuck Muncie, and Marion Butts also were reached out to by the San Diego FO.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Would be awesome to see him in a Chargers uniform again.

The Tomlinson of old, yes; the 2013 version would likely tarnish how people's mental picture of him.

A great regular season back who beat up on a decades worth of some of the worst defenses in the history of the NFL and yielded next to nothing in the playoffs?

Not even top 10 in my book.

Ive been pretty consistent on this for years. It is not a popular opinion.

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

Would be awesome to see him in a Chargers uniform again.

The Tomlinson of old, yes; the 2013 version would likely tarnish how people's mental picture of him.

A great regular season back who beat up on a decades worth of some of the worst defenses in the history of the NFL and yielded next to nothing in the playoffs?

Not even top 10 in my book.

He may indeed be just outside the top 10, but he won't have to wait long to get into the HoF.

 

[Stompin' Tom Connors]

Natone Means, Chuck Muncie, and Marion Butts also were reached out to by the San Diego FO.

This made me chuckle, and then remember the terrifying duo of Lorenzo Neal and LT. The both of them together could still probably blow holes in defenses.