Chargers made final decision to release RB Tomlinson

Not much to our surprise, the San Diego Chargers made an announcement on Monday on their official site that they released running back LaDainian Tomlinson. But it is just somewhat hard to Chargers fans to accept that one of their most beloved athletes will play in some other team’s NFL jerseys.

It was also hard to Chargers president Dean Spanos to tell the team’s decision to the 9-year Chargers running back, who helped revive the franchise with his brilliant performance on field.

"I told him that in the 26 years that I've been in this business, it was probably the hardest thing I've had to do," Spanos told The Associated Press. "I'm not close to a lot of the players, but there's a handful that I've been close with, and he's probably the closest. It was really difficult to tell him. But out of respect, I wanted to tell him earlier rather than later."

Tomlinson seemed prepared for the decision. Indeed the move had been expected for some time since he finished the 2009 season with career low 730 yards on 223 carries for an average of 3.3 yards per attempt, partly because of the injuries he sustained early in last season.

Turning 31 year old this summer, Tomlinson was due a $2 million bonus in early March and still has two years left on a contract with the Chargers. Appearing optimistic about his future in NFL, Tomlinson said that he was looking to the next step in his career and laying football for someone else.