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LaDainian Tomlinson Visiting Vikings Now, Jets Next

Mar 11, 2010 – 11:19 AM
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Michael David Smith

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LaDainian TomlinsonIt's clear that LaDainian Tomlinson, who was released by the San Diego Chargers last month, is past his prime. But that doesn't mean he doesn't have suitors now that he's an unrestricted free agent.

Tomlinson is in Minnesota on Thursday visiting the Vikings, and he reportedly has a visit scheduled for Friday with another team that lost a conference championship game.

Adam Schefter of ESPN is reporting that Tomlinson is scheduled to head to New York after he's done with his business in Minnesota, and that he'll pay a visit to the Jets on Friday.

That doesn't necessarily mean the visit Friday will take place, however. It's possible that Tomlinson could sign with the Vikings on Thursday and cancel his visit to New York for Friday. But the presence of another suitor gives Tomlinson some leverage.

Both the Jets and the Vikings could stand to add a veteran running back, as the Jets lost Thomas Jones and the Vikings lost Chester Taylor. The question is whether Tomlinson has anything left. Tomlinson will turn 31 in June and is coming off a 2009 season in which he had career lows in carries (223), yards (730) and yards per carry (3.3).
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