I’d have to say, my real-life role model would probably have to be Charles Anthony Tillman, Retired Cornerback of the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers. I started getting into football right about when he was drafted (2003) and right from the get-go, he was such a wonderful player to watch. But, that’s not what really drove me to enjoy and consider Tillman a role model. What Tillman did off the field, was just outstanding. He started foundations in Chicago to help everyone he could, and he was just a model for anyone growing up at the time. He never liked to show off, and he just put on his helmet everyday and got to work. He was honestly one of the humblest players that I can remember from the early 2000s Chicago Bears, and I always knew watching their games, I’d see a high-class player rocking the jersey from the City he was born in. Charles Tillman really opened my eyes to what it is to be a professional, and act like you’ve been there and done it before. Tillman had such a huge impact on me as a kid that I never really noticed until recently, but man, he always stuck out to me.
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