‘I loved my time in the FBI but nothing can compare to the NFL’: Charles ‘Peanut’ Tillman on his unlikely career path

The player who invented the Peanut Punch talks about his nomadic childhood, love of Chicago and time as a cop By No Helmets Required Defensive back Charles Tillman played 168 games for his home-town team the Chicago Bears across 13 NFL seasons. Nicknamed “Peanut” as a child by his mother, he became renowned for the Peanut Punch, where he would whack the ball out of the hands of unsuspecting receivers. After retiring from playing, he spent eight years in the FBI before quitting over the Trump adm

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