By Jeff Miller Staff Writer | LA Times
He was seeing his initial NFL action and is still three weeks away from receiving his first regular-season game check.
But Chargers rookie Jerry Tillery already understands the business of football and how doing things like he did Sunday against New Orleans is good for business.
“That’s what I’m paid to do,” he said after recording a sack. “It was good to get out there and do what I’ve been working on all training camp, much of my adult life, really, playing defensive line. It was good to get out there and do it well.”
Tillery, a first-round pick in April, entered the game in the second quarter and soon after beat Saints right guard Nick Easton badly to tackle elusive quarterback Taysom Hill for an eight-yard loss.
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He was seeing his initial NFL action and is still three weeks away from receiving his first regular-season game check.
But Chargers rookie Jerry Tillery already understands the business of football and how doing things like he did Sunday against New Orleans is good for business.
“That’s what I’m paid to do,” he said after recording a sack. “It was good to get out there and do what I’ve been working on all training camp, much of my adult life, really, playing defensive line. It was good to get out there and do it well.”
Tillery, a first-round pick in April, entered the game in the second quarter and soon after beat Saints right guard Nick Easton badly to tackle elusive quarterback Taysom Hill for an eight-yard loss.
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