RB LaDainian Tomlinson and the Chargers have agreed to a restructured contract that will keep the running back in San Diego next season. Yahoo! Sports reported that the new contract includes the same $6.725 million Tomlinson was due to earn next year, but restructures the final two years of the deal. His base salaries of $98 million (2010) and $9.275 (2011) will be reduced. If the teams had not been able to reach a new agreement, Tomlinson would have been released.
As RB Darren Sproles was made a Franchise Player, and has been tendered at $6.621M... This was the worry, if we kept Sproles, could we keep LT as well, due to the salary cap... The end result was we got to keep both, thanks to LT and working out his contract to help the team on the field and off...
As for other details, it has come out that Antonio Cromartie played most of the season with a fractured hip, which would explain the reasons why he seemed to be reluctant to make the hits, and was repeatedly exposed for being out of position... the team never said anything about this... He was almost traded out for Florence, as he was released by the Jaguars, but he passed on returning to the Chargers and has signed with the Buffalo Bills...
Chargers lost DE Igor Olshansky has been allowed to flee, and he has been signed to the Cowboys, to replace Chris Chanty's role...
There is nothing new to report regarding the Chargers locating a new site where to build a stadium. Chula Vista, a San Diego suburb, remains interested but a move there seems to have very traction. Meanwhile, plans to build and NFL stadium some 100 miles in the Los Angeles suburb of Industry continue. I have seen the site they want to build the stadium in Chula Vista, it's a great place, but San Diego is still hemming and hawing over the blasted thing for almost 5 years now... Only time will tell if the Chargers will stay in San Diego or go back to Los Angeles...
Though the trading and drafting season is still going... The major players we were all worried about are still here, and Merriman will be returning as well...
