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Chargers LaDainian Tomlinson stiff arms Bengals Tom Nelson after a screen pass in the 1st quarter. — K.C. Alfred

Chargers LaDainian Tomlinson stiff arms Bengals Tom Nelson after a screen pass in the 1st quarter.

Maybe ESPN’s John Clayton confused LaDainian Tomlinson with boy band One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson when he questioned him making the Pro Football Hall of Fame last week.

One is, let’s say, appreciated by my 12-year-old stepdaughter. The other one finished his career with the fifth-most rushing yards all-time (13,684 yards) and third-most total touchdowns scored (162), including an NFL-record 31 during his MVP campaign in 2006.