It was time to talk trades on my Around the League segment with host Fran Charles Tuesday on NFL Total Access. We discussed trade speculation on Brady Quinn, Shawne Merriman and Glenn Dorsey.

Take a look at how much each NFL team has spent over the past five years in raw dollars.

LaDainian Tomlinson was all smiles Wednesday. He had reason to be — the five-time Pro Bowl running back is staying in San Diego, a place where he wants to be and never really thought he would leave.

Chargers GM A.J. Smith has announced that cornerback Antonio Cromartie will not be traded. But the Chargers are still looking to improve their secondary.

After the Chargers designated RB/KR Darren Sproles as their franchise player for the 2009 season, general manager A.J. Smith confirmed what had been speculated for months — that the team will look to renegotiate RB LaDainian Tomlinson’s contract.

The Chargers have some needs to address this offseason, but nothing has drawn more speculation and opinion than the future of RBs LaDainian Tomlinson and Darren Sproles. The Tomlinson situation has dominated the headlines in recent weeks, but the Chargers will have to make a decision on Sproles in the very near future.

The frosty relationship between running back LaDainian Tomlinson and the Chargers’ organization continues to linger, but could there be a warming of the relationship on the horizon?

After his recent comments were interpreted as mocking LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers general manager A.J. Smith reached out to his star running back Monday and tried to smooth over the situation during a 10-minute phone call.

Chargers general manager A.J. Smith responds to LaDainian Tomlinson’s Web site message from yesterday.