Charles Tillman

NFL powers, and underdogs, rain on playoff aspirants' parade

2012-11-25 20:20:00

On a Sunday when the sprinklers accidentally went off at Sun Life Stadium, dousing the Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins, playoff-minded teams all over the NFL were treated to a cold, harsh splash of reality. The New Orleans Saints, who had clawed...

Colts, Bears are on the upswing in the NFL

2012-11-04 20:00:00

Lots of talk these days about swing states and which way they're leaning. So it's fitting that the most intriguing NFL stories are those teams and players that are in a dramatic state of swing. Take the Indianapolis Colts, for instance. At the end of...

Tuesday's Talk Shows

2011-04-18 21:37:00

New Bears team needs new leaders

2013-05-12 17:28:00

As the Bears have navigated their way through the offseason workout program, the voluntary minicamp and the rookie camp, they have started to become a team. A new team. When they convene at Halas Hall on Monday for the first of 10 scheduled OTA...

Reader Q&A: Dan Pompei's Bears mailbag

2013-05-07 07:44:00

Dan, what is going on at Halas Hall? Why after years of having a stable scouting staff are there so many changes? People jumping ship? -- @chibob57, from Twitter We have to look at each situation individually to understand what happened.� Chris...

Playmaker Greene could be natural fit for Bears 'D'

2013-05-11 18:01:00

If Khaseem Greene can do for the Bears what he did for Rutgers, he soon will be in a group that includes Lance Briggs, Charles Tillman, Julius Peppers and Henry Melton. Because what Greene did was make plays, as his new teammates have. In fact, you...

Chiefs hire Ballard as director of player personnel

2013-05-07 13:11:00

The Kansas City Chiefs have hired longtime Bears personnel man Chris Ballard to be their director of player personnel. �� Chiefs general manager John Dorsey announced the move Tuesday. �� Ballard has spent the past 12 seasons with the Bears, rising...

Bears lose pro scouting director to Chiefs

2013-05-03 20:13:00

After a busy free-agent period, the Bears have a new man running their pro personnel department. Kevin Turks, who has been with the franchise since 2001, was promoted into the role Friday, sources in the scouting community said. Turks replaces Chris...

Emery not finished tweaking Bears roster

2013-04-28 18:03:00

Phil Emery entered the draft with only five picks and exited with six players after a trade down, probably not enough to accomplish all of his goals. But the Bears are not done tweaking a roster that reached 90 players Sunday when the team announced the...

Bears take Florida LB Bostic in 2nd round

2013-04-26 19:26:00

The Bears had a succession plan in place before contract talks with Brian Urlacher broke down last month. Discussions on a deal for the former face of the franchise were halted March 22. Two days later the club agreed to terms with D.J. Williams and two...

Emery sticking to game plan

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Even though the Bears won 10 games last season, they didn't make the playoffs and entered this week's NFL draft with an extensive list of wants and needs. Second-year Bears general manager Phil Emery kept his intentions close to the vest, but moving...

Mini-camp will present 1st look at Trestman Bears

2013-04-13 13:40:00

The Bears won't look game-ready this week when they open up their first mini-camp under new coach Marc Trestman. That's understandable in April while practicing in shorts and helmets. Jobs won't be won or lost as the new coaching staff installs the...

Andre Johnson #80 of the Houston Texans and the AFC goes up for a pass against Charles Tillman #33 of the National Football Conference team during the 2013 Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium on January 27, 2013 in Honolulu, Hawaii

2013-01-27 00:00:00

The Bengals' A.J. Green catches a pass over Charles Tillman.

2013-01-27 00:00:00

Charles Tillman nearly makes an interception in the third quarter against the Lions.

2012-12-30 00:00:00