NEW YORK -- The Jets have signed running back LaDainian Tomlinson to a two-year contract, adding an aging star to an offense that ranked No. 1 in rushing last season.

Tomlinson's agent, Tom Condon, confirmed the deal Sunday night.

"He wanted to go a team that he thought had a chance to compete for the championship," Condon told the AP. "He wanted to go somehwere where he had a chance to have a significant role, and so with the Jets he also was going to be very familiar with the offensive system."

The Jets reached the AFC Championship Game last season, eliminating Tomlinson and the Chargers along the way.

Tomlinson spent Friday with the Jets, capping it with dinner with coach Rex Ryan, general manager Mike Tannenbaum and other team officials.

The 2006 NFL MVP was cut last month by San Diego. He chose New York over Minnesota after visiting the Vikings on Thursday.

The Jets went after Tomlinson hard even though he turns 31 in June and is coming off his least productive season.

Tomlinson ran for 730 yards and 3.3 per carry. He scored 12 touchdowns.

He's expected to back up Shonn Greene, who became the starter after leading-rusher Thomas Jones was released last week.

Tomlinson ranks eighth on the NFL's career rushing list with 12,490 yards.

Jets have a mighty fine Oline... my money's on LT coming back to life.

* cut Thomas Jones after a 1400+ yard 14 TD season to keep from paying him his roster bonus ... Jones signs with the Chiefs

* sign LT, who was cut by the Chargers, to more money than Jones was asking for according to ESPN

wtf?

Jones to me seems to have more gas left in his tank than Tomlinson ... so what is the deal with the Jets trying to be Chargers East?

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Wow. I figured they'd gotten a deal on LT. If he's making more than TJ then this makes absolutely no sense. Dumb. Thomas Jones has been one of the most consistent and under-appreciated RBs in the league over the last few years. Considering how long he's been around, I can almost understand the Jets wanting to make way for a younger guy (I disagree with it but it doesn't sound that stupid). To follow that up by signing a guy that they KNOW has reached the downward slope is just unbelievably stupid. Hey New Jersey... Thanks for making me feel better about being a Bears fan.

I'm going to go ahead and merge these topics to give how to merge topics a try.

nice job ... merge successful

and you can blame me ... I posted my weird Jet move thread without first looking to see if there was already an applicable thread present

If anything, maybe you should be thanked for giving the opportunity to try it out.