Chargers

Well…they did it. We all expected it and they did it. The San Diego Chargers released 30-year-old running back LaDainian Tomlinson last Tuesday.

The man who kept the electricity in the Chargers offense for the past eight years will be looking for a new home over the course of the next few weeks but he shouldn’t have to look too hard. There are a plethora of teams that should be willing to glance in L.T.’s direction for next season.

Last week the Huston Texans surprised a few folks in granting head coach Gary Kubiak a two-year extension on his contract. Kubiak, who has an overall record of 31-33 in his four years in Houston, was rumored late in the season as a man who will be looking for work.

Now he will have two more years to prove that one of the few organizations that have yet to reach a Super Bowl is enlightened to how Kubiak has righted their ship.

The Houston Texans with a 9-7 record this season almost made the NFL postseason and in a way to reward their head coach Gary Kubiak, owner Bob McNair and the organization have given the coach a contract extension.

The Texans announced Wednesday that the coach has signed a contract extension that runs through the 2012 season. With Kubiak leading the Texans to their first winning season and record in franchise history, there really is no need for the organization to let go of a successful and a possibility of building on what they had this year.

After such a phenomenal season, though he did not receive a single vote for the NFL MVP, Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson has been named the NFL’s offensive player of the year.

His speed during the regular season was obviously blinding and his numbers as well demonstrated that he deserves the award. Considered the fastest player in the NFL, Johnson was not only fast, he was elusive as well.

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Demarcus Ware might be able to play Saturday against the New Orleans Saints after suffering a sprained neck and being carted off the field in Sunday’s game against the San Diego Chargers.

In the fourth quarter of the Cowboys’ loss to the Chargers, Ware suffered a strained neck while trying to sack Phillip Rivers. Ware lost his balance and the crown of his helmet collided with Chargers offensive tackle Brandyn Dombrowski's hip.

After suffering multiple concussions in one season, Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook has mentioned that he fears for his life after his NFL career is over.

When Westbrook gave his first interview since he suffered the second concussion, Philadelphia’s running back pointed out that he is “really scared” of life after the NFL.

Westbrook, who was on HBO’s Joe Buck Live with Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher discussed the two concussions this season that has him inactive for the Eagles in four game so far this season.

Just past the midway point into the season and the NFC East has turned into one of the most erratic divisions in a long time. The New York Giants started off with a 5-0 record and were on top of the football world. Everyone had all but penciled them into the Super Bowl, and then next thing you know they drop four in a row.

According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid has mentioned that running back Brian Westbrook is out for at least three weeks after his last concussion.

Unfortunately for the Eagles and Westbrook, this is not the first concussion the running back has suffered this season, it is actually his second in three weeks. The last concussion, his first in his career, was against the Washington Redskins on Monday Night when Westbrook hit his head on linebacker London Fletcher’s knee.

Though the Oakland Raiders lost to the San Diego Chargers, quarterback JaMarcus Russell seems to think he did a good job and honestly looking at the Raiders at the moment, he certainly did.

Though he did not complete a touchdown pass and only threw one interception and also one fumble, Russell passed for 109 yards.

The major problem with the Raiders is not Russell, it’s the structure of the team.

With the San Diego Chargers cutting wide receiver Chris Chambers, his old team the Miami Dolphins should bring him back to the fold considering the depth of their receiving core at the moment.

Since the Chargers have decided that Chambers, a player they traded for from Miami in 2007 and gave up a second-round draft pick, is not worth the trouble anymore, the Dolphins might as well bring Chambers back to Miami to finish his career.