On the topic of last season, Brandon Flowers sounds the way a prisoner might after an expired sentence, shaking his head as armed guards escort him beyond the penitentiary walls, leading him back to free air.
The bad knee. The distracted mind. The poor play.
He processes the time served.
“I ain’t going back there,” Flowers said.
The Chargers cornerback is coming off what he considers the worst season of his career. It’d be one thing for him to say it’s behind him. Where Flowers inspires belief is how he’s dedicated himself this offseason, targeting a return to Pro Bowl form.