Media guide musings: Drafted by the Bears in the second round of 2003 draft out of Louisiana-Lafayette. Has 237 tackles since 2003, third-most on the Bears behind Brian Urlacher and Lance Briggs. Scored game-winning touchdown off an interception against Detroit last year, his first career touchdown. Led team in interception return yards in 2005, his long a 95-yard return against Green Bay. Two-time all-conference at Louisiana-Lafayette, where he majored in health and physical education. A Chicago native, lived in city through kindergarten, for which he attended Horace Mann elementary on the South Side. Parents Arbria and Donald Tillman are native Chicagoans.
Vitals: 6 feet 1 inch, 196 pounds
Favorite pro team growing up: “I did not have a favorite pro team growing up, I just had favorite players.”
College team growing up: “I didn’t watch college football growing up.”
Favorite player growing up: Jerry Rice and Barry Sanders
What’s on the iPod when you work out? Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes, Ludacris
Toughest 1-on-1 match-up you’ve ever faced: “My rookie year guarding Torry Holt.”
Favorite game you’ve ever played in: “Against Detroit [in his rookie year], I had my first pick, Michael Haynes had his first sack, Justin Gage had his first touchdown, Brock Forsey had his first touchdown. … It was just a day that all the rookies that came in together, we all had our personal bests as far as NFL Firsts.”
Favorite game you’ve watched as a fan: 2006 Rose Bowl, Texas-USC
Toughest loss you’ve ever had as a player: Carolina
Toughest loss you’ve watched as a fan: “The Lakers after they got rid of Shaq.”
Favorite pig-out food: Soul food. Collard greens, macaroni and cheese, pinto beans, red beans and rice
Favorite vacation spot: Atlantis, Nassau, Bahamas
Best advice you ever received: “Learning is the beginning of wealth, health, future and fortune. You can multiply your life by 2, by 3, by 5, by 10, if you don’t forget to learn.”
High school mascot: Bulldog
Toughest rivalry you’ve been a part of: Bears-Packers
TV show you can’t miss: The Unit, Grey’s Anatomy, Criminal Minds, Law & Order SVU
Last book you read: The Strangest Secret
Favorite movie: Pulp Fiction
![Residents and taxpayers of Barrington School District 220 rated safety and security, and a new auditorium at Barrington High School, as priorities for the school district, officials learned as community input was collected in preparation for a potential multi-million-dollar referendum that would be placed on the ballot in the November election. The data was shared with school board members April 2 by EO Sullivan Consulting, which was hired by the district to collect community feedback through phone and online surveys, four public engagement sessions and referendum advisory committee meetings. Information had been collected in three phases and began earlier this […]](https://www.chicagotribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PPN-L-bcr-district-220-feferend-002.jpg?w=390 "Residents and taxpayers of Barrington School District 220 rated safety and security, and a new auditorium at Barrington High School, as priorities for the school district, officials learned as community input was collected in preparation for a potential multi-million-dollar referendum that would be placed on the ballot in the November election. The data was shared with school board members April 2 by EO Sullivan Consulting, which was hired by the district to collect community feedback through phone and online surveys, four public engagement sessions and referendum advisory committee meetings. Information had been collected in three phases and began earlier this […]")