It takes a special person to turn rejection into greatness. Some forget that Doug Flutie replaced Drew Brees during the 2003 regular season because the former second round pick couldn’t get the job done.

After Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, it was widely assumed that NFL free agents wouldn’t want to sign with the city’s NFL team. There was too much baggage, too much drama and too many question marks.

Written by Ralph Mancini Thursday, 04 February 2010 13:33 PDF Print E-mailCharger linebacker Shaun Phillips has just reported via his Twitter account that San Diego and Dallas are working on swapping cornerback Antonio Cromartie for running back Tashard Choice.Mancini’s Take: Holy blockbuster deals, Batman! I really like San Diego’s end of the bargain if the trade ends up being consummated. Choice is a hard-nosed back who exercises patience and utilizes tremendous vision in tight quarters. Hi…

It is not official and there has been no word from the San Diego Chargers organization about the future of LaDainian Tomlinson with the Chargers. However, LaDainian Tomlinson was quoted in the San Diego Union-Tribune saying, "I'm not coming back," Tomlinson said. "I don’t believe I'll be back in San Diego

The hiring of Mike Martz as the Bears offensive coordinator has everyone in Chicago talking. There’s been more buzz around the team in the last week than there was the entire last half of the actual season. My wife got sick of me talking to her about Chicago’s newest Mike; so let me share my random thoughts on the Martz hiring with ya’ll… First and foremost, I’m happy for the poor Chicago media .

According to LaDainian Tomlinson, he won’t be with the San Diego Chargers next season. The team likely will release him before his $2 million roster bonus is due on March 5. Tomlinson has been in decline since 2007, and finished as an effective running back since 2008.

LaDainian Tomlinson says he believes he has played his last game as a San Diego Charger.

Now that LT is all but gone, the next Chargers player jettisoned will undoubtedly be Shawne "Lights Out" Merriman.  The oft-injured Merriman's productivity has been way down and he will almost certainly be shown the door at some point during the next couple of months.    It will be strange seeing both LT and Merriman in different uniforms next season, but it's the right thing to do.  The skills of the franchise's two most…

In an interview with San Diego radio station XX 1090 on Tuesday, Chargers’ running back LaDainian Tomlinson said that he was unhappy with the changes in the organization and that he wouldn’t take a paycut under any circumstances.

This years Hall of Fame Class might meet the maxium allowed to get enshrined in one year, the number is seven under the Hall of Fame rules. I will put in Bold my prediction to get enshrined this year, which will be announced this weekend. It is always a special time in Canton, for the Hall of Fame weekend and this year isn’t going to be different with first-year eligibles Jerry Rice and Emmit Smith