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The Eagles have weaponized Charles Tillman's 'Peanut Punch' all the way to the Super Bowl

Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times

NEW ORLEANS — Charles Tillman’s kids were too young to appreciate his NFL career when he played cornerback for the Bears from 2003-14.

But they’re reminded of his greatness almost Sunday during the football season when an NFL defender forces a fumble with the move he invented: The Peanut Punch.

“They look at me, or I’d look at them, when an announcer or broadcaster would say my name,” Tillman said Friday from radio row at the Super Bowl. “I kinda chuckle because my kids really didn’t get to experience it.