LaDainian Tomlinson has made his decision. He’s going to be a New York Jet.
Adam Schefter of ESPN is reporting that Tomlinson and the Jets reached an agreement today on a two-year contract.
Tomlinson’s decision, which had been expected for the last couple of days, comes after he considered the Minnesota Vikings, where he visited on Thursday. On Friday he visited the Jets and on Saturday he flew home to San Diego to spend some time thinking before making up his mind.
Tomlinson will join a backfield that also includes running back Shonn Greene, who’s coming off a strong rookie season with the Jets in 2009. During the regular season Greene carried 108 times for 540 yards, and in three playoff games he had 54 carries for 304 yards.
The question now is whether Tomlinson, who will turn 31 in June, has enough left to contribute to a Jets team that’s coming off a loss in the AFC Championship Game and has Super Bowl aspirations. In 2009 Tomlinson had a career-low 730 rushing yards and a career-low 3.3 yards a carry.