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VIDEO: LaDainian Tomlinson’s Legacy Beyond The Numbers

LaDainian Tomlinson announced his retirement last week, just days before his 33rd birthday. His brilliant 11 year NFL career produced a series of accolades and jaw-dropping numbers that will make him a first-ballot Hall of Famer: five Pro Bowls, two rushing titles, an MVP award, 162 career touchdowns (third all-time), 13,684 career rushing yards (fifth all-time) -- the list goes on and is readily available to you in full on Wikipedia.

But what will we really remember about L.T.? (Or was he LDT? Did he ever earn the two-letter nickname, or does it forever belong to Lawrence Taylor?) In the video below, I talk about the visor, the fantasy stats, his playoff performances and more:

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