Report: Jets sign Tomlinson to two-year deal

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03/14/2010 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The New York Jets have reportedly inked running back LaDainian Tomlinson to a two-year deal.

Financial terms were not available, according to the New York Daily News.

The likely Hall of Fame back spent his entire nine-year career with San Diego before being released upon the opening of free agency. The Jets, meanwhile, seem to have found a replacement for Thomas Jones, who also was released for salary cap purposes.

Tomlinson will now team up in the same backfield with Shonn Greene and possibly Leon Washington, who is a restricted free agent after missing most of last season with a leg injury.

The Chargers made the former TCU star the fifth overall pick of the 2001 NFL Draft, and he has not disappointed, recording 12,490 rushing yards, 3,955 receiving yards and 153 touchdowns. He currently ranks eighth on the NFL's all-time rushing list and third all-time in touchdowns.

Despite the gaudy numbers, Tomlinson has slowed in the last two seasons. He's recorded career-lows in rushing yards for two consecutive years and ran for only 730 yards and 12 scores through 14 games in 2009. It was the first season in which Tomlinson did not crack the 1,100-yard barrier.

Tomlinson's best season landed him MVP hardware in 2006, when he ran for a career-high 1,815 rushing yards and scored 31 total touchdowns to set a league record.

He was part of a draft-day deal in 2001 with the Falcons that netted Michael Vick for Atlanta and Tomlinson and reigning Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees for the Chargers.

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Ryder Cup Odds

Europe
Tie
USA
4-5
10-1
6-5


Ryder Cup Top US point scorer
Tiger Woods
Jim Furyk
Phil Mickelson
Chris DiMarco
David Toms
Stewart Cink
Chad Campbell
Scott Verplank
Zach Johnson
Vaughan Taylor
JJ Henry
Brett Wetterich
9-4
4-1
5-1
7-1
8-1
12-1
15-1
15-1
25-1
30-1
30-1
50-1


Ryder Cup Top European scorer
Sergio Garcia
Luke Donald
Padraig Harrington
Colin Montgomerie
Darren Clarke
David Howell
Lee Westwood
Paul Casey
Henrik Stenson
Jose Maria Olazabal
Paul McGinley
Robert Karlsson
5-1
5-1
6-1
13-2
8-1
9-1
9-1
11-1
12-1
12-1
20-1
25-1

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