• Professional football cornerback Charles Tillman plays in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears. Tillman was drafted by the Bears in the second round of the 2003 NFL draft.

  After playing injured for the majority of the season, Tillman underwent surgery on his right shoulder in January of 2009. He is expected to make a full recovery.Chicago Tribune: Charles Tillman Has Shoulder Surgery

• 1. Birthdate: February 23, 1981
  2. Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
  3. Height: 6'1"
  4. Weight: 198 lbs
  5. Nickname: "Peanut"
  6. Position: Cornerback
  7. Attended Copperas Cove High School
  8. College: University of Louisiana at Lafayette
  9. NFL draft 2003: Pick 35 in Round 2
  10. Two daughters with wife Jackie

• Brief Biography

  An All-State high school selection, Tillman played college football with the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin Cajuns, starting all four years. In his rookie season with the Bears in 2003, Tillman had 76 solo tackles, one sack, and four interceptions. His statistically best season came in 2005, when he recorded 96 tackles, one sack and five interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown. Tillman scored a second touchdown in the 2008 season, returning an interception from Dan Orlovsky of the Detroit Lions 26 yards to score during an October 5, 2008, game.

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