LaDAINIAN TOMLINSON TALKS ABOUT HIS CHRISTIAN FAITH

Episode 84 brings us LaDainian Tomlinson to talk about his Christian faith.

LaDainian Tramayne Tomlinson is a former professional American football player. He was a running back in the National Football League for eleven seasons. Also, he is widely considered one of the greatest running backs of all time. He played the majority of his career with the San Diego Chargers. Thus, they selected him with the fifth overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft.

Tomlinson was invited to five Pro Bowls. Because he won consecutive rushing titles in 2006 and 2007, he was n All-Pro six times. At the time of his retirement, he ranked fifth in career rushing yards (13,684). He currently serves as an analyst on NFL Network. After being elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014, Tomlinson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August 2017. That was his first year of eligibility.

He played college football for Texas Christian University. He earned consensus All-America honors, and won the Doak Walker Award as the best college running back. He spent nine seasons with the Chargers. During the 2006 NFL season, he set several NFL touchdown scoring records and received numerous honors and awards. Some of those were the NFL's Most Valuable Player Award and the Associated Press's Offensive Player of the Year Award. In 2010, he signed as a free agent with the New York Jets. He played for two seasons before retiring after 2011.

LaDainian is often referred to by his initials, L.T. An effective passer on halfback option plays, Tomlinson threw seven touchdown passes. He ranks second behind Walter Payton for non-quarterbacks since the AFL–NFL merger in 1970. He was named to the NFL's 2000s All-Decade Team as one of the top running backs of the 2000s.

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