Jets rookie RB McKnight is trying to avoid embarrassment

The New York Jets singed former USC star running back Joe McKnight in the fourth round of NFL draft to improve the team’s running game, however, the rookie did not seem to fit the team well, and he was vomiting and cramping for most of the three days. But McKnight does not want to give up and decided to dedicate the rest of the offseason to avoid such embarrassments again.

"I went home and worked on my cardio — I did a lot of core training and running to get my wind back," McKnight told The Times-Picayune. "It’s helped me because a lot of papers described me as lazy and not hard-working. I’m still changing that perception of me."

Actually, the rookie has to work hard to at least catch up with other rookies, let alone his aim is to take some snaps from veterans like Shonn Greene, LaDainian Tomlinson and Chauncey Washington. When talking about Tomlinson, who gave up the chance of putting on Minnesota Vikings jersey to join Jets instead, McKnight was filled with admire and said that he was glad for having a chance to play with LT.

RB Tomlinson enjoyed his visit to Jets

Free agent running back LaDainian Tomlinson arrived at New York late on Thursday night and stayed there for another whole day on Friday, having not decided when to leave or where to go next. Will he stay there with Jets? Possibly yes, but nothing about a deal has been released yet.

After meeting with team officials at the Jets’ training facility in Florham Park, N.J., on Friday, Tomlinson had dinner with Coach Rex Ryan, general manager Mike Tannenbaum and others in New Jersey. He was scheduled to fly back home to San Diego, but changed his flight after arriving so late Thursday night. Then the Jets extended the visit Friday to include a dinner. And then, no late-night flights to the West Coast were available on Friday night, so Tomlinson had to spend another night in New York. According to Jets spokesman Bruce Speight, the running back has not decided on the next stop of his itinerary.

The Jets could be happy to have more time with Tomlinson as they are trying to persuade him to put on the Jets jersey as an important part of the team’s offense that ranked No. 1 in rushing last season. Turning 31 in 2010, Tomlinson could be expected to back up Shonn Greene if he decides to stay with the Jets.

Saints QB Brees would like to be teammates with LT again

The New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and free agent running back LaDainian Tomlinson have been friends since they were at high school and was teammates in San Diego Chargers from 2001 to 2006. As Tomlinson was released by the Chargers, Brees said that they could be teammates again in New Orleans.

The leader of the Super Bowl champion team said via his Twitter page that he would like to get Tomlinson in the black and gold Saints jersey, and some believe that there are indeed such possibility as it has been rumored that the Saints may trade running back Reggie Bush and another running back Pierre Thomas is to be a restricted free agent.

However, there are also doubts. Running backs Mike Bell and Lynell Hamilton are likely to stay on Saints’ roster and would be cheap short-yardage/goal-line options. They are not only cheaper but also much younger than Tomlinson.

Chargers RB Tomlinson broke record of most TDs in decade

Scoring on a 1-yard run in the first quarter of San Diego Chargers win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson matched Emmitt Smith’s record for the most TDs in a decade. And it is just reasonable to believe that he will set new record by having more TDs in the following games.

While Smith had 136 of his 164 career touchdowns from 1990-99, Tomlinson achieved it by having his 136th career rushing TD since 2001 in his second NFL game in Dallas. The last time he was playing in Dallas was in 2001, as a rookie playing his second career game, and Smith was also playing in that game wearing Cowboys jersey.

The 1-yard rushing TD also marked Tomlinson’s 10th rushing TD of this season and his ninth straight 10-touchdown season.