OT: Charles "Peanut" Tillman retires from NFL
Ball carriers and footballs alike rejoice today as former Bear and Panther Charles Tillman has called it a career. As a Bears fan he was amazing - his nickname "Peanut" lending itself to the "Peanut Punch". He forced more fumbles as a DB than anyone over his time in the league (43, to the next closest, Charles Woodson's 24).
One of the awesome things every time the Bears played the Lions was seeing Peanut go up against Calvin Johnson. I think they battled better than most and had some serious respect for each other. There's some great writeup on their battles here: https://www.profootballfocus.com/charles-tillman-trapped-within-not-made-by-zone-scheme/
Anyone else really miss football?
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Peanut Tillman was/is a Pro Bowl Corner and a great player. Add him to the long list of Bears whose careers were wasted while management dreams about 1985.
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I mean, it is completely true but you don't make to make me think of the futility that is the Lions organization.
I wish I could stop liking them and rooting for them . . . .
The running back I assume is Barry...which - yeah - that's definitely plausible. Besides Emmit and Petersen, few RBs in the past 20 years can touch Barry.
I'm not sure I'm on the same boat re: Johnson in the last 20-year span though. That one is definitely much more debatable IMO. You still have the tail end of Rice with the Niners; Randy Moss; Terrell Owens was a beast; Marvin Harrison was a quiet assassin; and, then, maybe Johnson. IDK...I'm probably less aligned with you on that one.
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Awwww nuts, I'll miss him...
Awww,.... shucks. Peanut's gone.
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before he's reduced to shell remnants of his former self.
twice a season, I always enjoyed watching Peanut play. Would've loved to have him on the Lions at any point of his 13 year career.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/17102480/charles-tillman-announces-re…;
Hard to believe he was only in the league 13 years, it feels more like 20.
As a Bears fan born in 1988 I obviously came after the '85 SB champs, so my best memories as a Bears fan all include this guy as well as Brian Urlacher, Lance Briggs, and those great defenses we had several years ago. Now the Bears are just downright depressing.
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