LaDainian Tomlinson Talks To Vikings, No Deal Expected Soon

With the departure of backup running back Chester Taylor, the Vikings are reportedly looking at a much bigger name to be Adrian Peterson’s understudy: former MVP LaDainian Tomlinson. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Tomlinson and Minnesota have begun talks, although no deal is expected to be forthcoming. Tomlinson is reportedly also in contact with several other unnamed teams.

If Tomlinson does join the Vikings and essentially agrees to become Adrian Peterson’s caddy, it would mark quite the reversal from just this past fall, when LT declared that he, rather than Peterson, was the best running back in football (of course, Chris Johnson had something to say about that as well). All in all, it’s another slightly depressing reminder of how precipitously NFL running backs seem to age.