Before running back LaDainian Tomlinson retired he did not have a good relationship with the San Diego Chargers general manager A.J Smith. With a new GM and people in charge, things are different over in San Diego and they apparently want LT back. Read more after the jump.
“I met [General Manager] Tom Telesco and [coach] 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 appreciated the offer, but decided to pass on the chance to get back on the football field.
“No, because when I made the decision to walk away, I wrestled with it long and hard, and I knew it was final. Once I retired, that was it. My mind is in a different place. Mentally, going back would have been too hard.”
