The Union-Tribune of San Diego reports that former Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson said the team needs to find a complementary option for Ryan Mathews. Last year, Mathews broke his right clavicle on his first preseason carry. In Week 15, he broke his left, ending his third NFL season. "I think that's another thing the Chargers really need to correct is getting another guy to go with Ryan Mathews," Tomlinson said. "I think, at this point, Ryan has shown it's hard for him to stay healthy in the type of workload that he's had. So now, get somebody to help him. I still think he's a tremendous talent, but he needs some help in taking some of that workload off of him. ... I was one of the fortunate players to never really get seriously injured. Yeah, I had some cracked ribs, AC joints, sprained MCLs and things like that, but nothing serious that I had to miss a lot of time for. At this point, I'm sure Ryan Mathews is evaluating himself. What can he do to get better? For me, I just think Ryan Mathews needs to continue to focus on just being a football player by trying to stay healthy, taking care of his body and doing everything possible to make sure he's able to play every Sunday."
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