Tomlinson Cut

The San Diego Chargers released running back LaDainian Tomlinson Monday afternoon.

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.

"It was a longtime coming, but I knew it was coming," Tomlinson said, according to SI.com. "Now that it's official I can kind of look to the next step in my career and playing football for someone else."

First of all, if you’re a Patriots fan, and you think we should sign LT, think again. We already have plenty of aging running backs on our roster, and let’s not forget this is the man who once called Bill Belichick and the Patriots “classless.” LT will go down as one of the greatest running backs of all time, but he could never find a way to deliver in the playoffs. (This used to be the time and place to insert a standard Alex Rodriguez joke. Sadly, those days are over. Shut up, New York).

One thing I am going to miss about Tomlinson: All of those camera shots of him in the playoffs, sitting dejected without his helmet on, unable to help his team, as they choked their way out of the playoffs year after year. Those were fun.