Eurweb.com - Los Angeles, CA, USA - San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson picked up four ESPY awards at ESPN’s annual ceremony Wednesday night in Los Angeles, including athlete of the year over nominees LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, Wimbledon champion Roger Federer and Tiger Woods.

Tomlinson also won best NFL player, record-breaking performance, and the Like Nothing Else award. The league MVP scored 31 touchdowns and 186 points, both league records, and rushed for 1,875 yards.

James and Jimmy Kimmel served as co-hosts of the 15th annual ceremony honoring the year’s best sports moments and athletes at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre.

usatoday.com - To commemorate USA TODAY's 25th anniversary, a panel of USA TODAY's NFL reporters and editors has produced an anthology of the 25 best NFL players of the past 25 years. Working down from No. 25, we are unveiling one player each weekday until training camp season arrives:

LaDainian Tomlinson is just six years into his NFL career, but his place at No. 21 on USA TODAY's list is testament to the powerful threat he has brought to the San Diego Chargers' offense.

In 2006, Tomlinson shattered the single-season record for touchdowns when he reached the end zone 31 times and he recorded