Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson noted the possibility that he may not return to San Diego in 2009. He said, "I'm not getting any younger. I...
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I once thought the correlation of age to running back performance was overblown until I looked at the stats. There have been only 259 times where NFL running backs have run for 1,200 or more yards in a season (avg of 75 yds/game). Of those 259 only 22 were age 30 or older. 19 of those were either 30 or 31. Walter Payton did it at 32 and John Riggins did it at 33 and 35. Regardless of what the Chargers do with LT, they need to draft a good RB this year!!!
