Charles Tillman Has Shoulder Surgery

by Adam T on Jan 15, 2009 7:26 AM CST

Bears CB Charles Tillman injured his shoulder in the Sept 28th game against the Eagles, but waited on having surgery on it until after the season.

Tillman played with injuries to both shoulders for three-quarters of the season. Two weeks after suffering the original injury trying to tackle Eagles tight end Brent Celek, Tillman left the stadium in Atlanta with his left arm in a sling. He missed the next game against Minnesota, but it was the right shoulder that had more damage with torn ligaments.

The Bears' medical staff knew at the time that surgery would be necessary, but Tillman was advised he likely couldn't make the shoulder any worse by playing. He continued on and started 15 games, making 91 tackles -- the second-most in his six-year career -- even though the injuries made it more difficult for him to play the physical style he prefers.

Tillman is expected to be ready in time for training camp.

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Couldn't make it worse?

I guess if you’ve pretty much torn all the ligaments in your shoulder playing wouldn’t make it any worse. You just have to wonder if there could be any permanent damage done. His shoulders being messed up still dosen’t explain getting burned by Berrian. :)

If things came easy, then everybody would be great at what they did, let's face it.
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by Ditkavsworld on Jan 15, 2009 8:35 AM CST reply actions

That's very true but it could explain...

Why he was not as physical to the recievers, ie jamming them at the line and separating them from the ball like be used to do.

by scespy12 on Jan 15, 2009 9:40 AM CST up reply actions

Makes perfect sense to me

I know I wouldn’t want to jam somebody at the line if it caused me pain.

If things came easy, then everybody would be great at what they did, let's face it.
Mike Ditka

by Ditkavsworld on Jan 15, 2009 12:50 PM CST up reply actions

Have to respect the man...

I destroyed one shoulder playing sports and can say with certainty that when you have several of the ligaments damaged there is no movement that is not excruciating. Think about that every time you see film of Peanut reaching up to defend a pass.

by Hawkeyes on Jan 15, 2009 11:35 AM CST reply actions

It was good to see...

this get done. You could tell multiple times per game when he’d make a hit or fall on it, that is wasn’t anywhere near healthy. Hopefully next season it’ll be a non-issue.

by Twins Territory on Jan 15, 2009 3:06 PM CST reply actions

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by SackMan on Jan 15, 2009 3:18 PM CST reply actions

I second that

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by Haightminow on Jan 15, 2009 3:25 PM CST up reply actions

Warrior...

Kudos to Peanut for giving his best effort on the field. He didn’t play well against the pass, but hopefully it was partly to do with his shoulders. I would’t mind seeing him as a FS. He’s got the range and the skills to succeed at safety. That also means they would have to draft a CB in either the first or second rounds. Unless they can sign a FA starter, then keeping Peanut at CB is a better idea because of the “long” learning curve at CB.

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by propheteer on Jan 15, 2009 8:54 PM CST reply actions