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NFL Stars Ricky Williams, Cris Carter, Marcedes Lewis & Calvin Johnson In Talks To Join Football-Noir Thriller ‘Red Crown’

EXCLUSIVE: Former NFL stars Ricky Williams, Cris Carter, Marcedes Lewis and Calvin Johnson are in talks to join football-themed thriller Red Crown (working title). Heralding from Black Forge Productions, the feature is being written and directed by Diamond Batiste, and being made in association with StoryBridge Entertainment and Chaparral Films. Starring are Don Benjamin and […]

DeadlineDeadlineAndreas Wiseman15 Sept

‘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 hometown team 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 administration’s ICE policies and tactics. Now 45, he spent some of his summer in England, teaching flag football to kids in Liverpool. You went to a dozen schools around the world as a child. Do you share your own experiences when you coach kids now? “Absolutely. I share a great deal because it helped shape me into the person I am today. My dad being in the military and us moving around so much helped my personality. I’m very outgoing and a lot of that stems from my childhood, always being the new kid in school and having to make new friends. So, I talk about those experiences with the kids when it feels appropriate.” Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianGavin Willacy15 Sept

Patrick Mahomes triumphant on NFL return as Chiefs beat up misfiring Broncos

Denver Broncos 10–31 Kansas City Chiefs Chiefs QB throws two TDs on return from torn ACL Kenneth Walker III rushes for 173 yards on debut Kenneth Walker III ran for 173 yards and scored two touchdowns on his Chiefs debut, stealing some of the spotlight from Patrick Mahomes as Kansas City defeated the Denver Broncos 31-10 on Monday night. The big question, even after Mahomes participated in the entire offseason program and every practice of training camp, was how his surgically repaired left knee would hold up nine months to the day since he tore his ACL. He erased many of those doubts when he capped the Chiefs’ opening drive with a 15-yard touchdown run. Continue reading...

The GuardianThe GuardianAgencies15 Sept