Brandon Marshall, Charles "Peanut" Tillman among Bears legends nominated for Pro Football Hall of Fame
On Wednesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the 167 Modern-Era players who have been nominated for the Class of 2025.The list included 14 former players with ties to the Chicago Bears including stars such as Brandon Marshall, Charles "Peanut" Tillman, Olin Kreutz, and Lance Briggs. These former Bears players will be looking to join Devin […]
On Wednesday, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the 167 Modern-Era players who have been nominated for the Class of 2025.
The list included 14 former players with ties to the Chicago Bears including stars such as Brandon Marshall, Charles "Peanut" Tillman, Olin Kreutz, and Lance Briggs. These former Bears players will be looking to join Devin Hester, Steve McMichael, and Julius Peppers who were inducted into the Hall of Fame last year.
The committee will reduce the list to 50 players during the next step of the process with the results being announced in mid-October.
Marshall played three seasons with the Bears from 2012-2014 where he formed a strong duo with fellow wide receiver Alshon Jeffery. In his first year in Chicago, Marshall set career-highs and franchise single-season records with 118 receptions and 1,508 receiving yards. His 12,351 career receiving yards ranks 24th in NFL history.
Tillman, who was made popular by his trademark way to force a fumble affectionately known as the "Peanut Punch," spent the first 12 years of his 13 year career in Chicago. In his tenure with the Bears, Tillman was named to two Pro Bowls and named as a first-team All Pro in 2012 after leading the league in forced fumbles. Tillman recently announced the team's selection of rookie offensive tackle Kiran Amegadje during the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
Kreutz, the Bears third-round selection in the 1998 NFL Draft, was named to six consecutive Pro Bowls during his 12 year career in Chicago. He was a key part of the team's stout offensive line that reached Super Bowl XLI. According to the Bears team site, Kreutz "appeared in 191 games with 183 starts with the Bears, one shy of Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton's franchise record."
On the opposite side of the front stood Lance Briggs, who played with the Bears from 2003-2014 where he was selected seven different times to the Pro Bowl. His five interceptions returned for a touchdown ranks second in team history.
The other nominees who spent time in Chicago include quarterback Doug Flutie, running backs Thomas Jones and Glyn Milburn, receiver Muhsin Muhammad, offensive linemen Ruben Brown and Josh Sitton, defensive linemen Jared Allen, Clyde Simmons and Ted Washington, and linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo.
DJ Moore sets the record straight on sideline frustrations shown during the Bears’ Week 2 loss to the Texans
There seems to be no lingering issues.
