Lawyer Tillman

{{Short description|American football player (born 1966)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Lawyer Tillman

| number = 85

| position = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|5|20|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Mobile, Alabama, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 252

| high_school = LeFlore High School

| college = Auburn

| draftyear = 1989

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 31

| pastteams =

• Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1989|1993}})
• Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|1995}})

| highlights =

• First-team All-SEC (1987)

| statlabel1 = Receptions

| statvalue1 = 38

| statlabel2 = Receiving yards

| statvalue2 = 658

| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 3

| pfr = T/TillLa00

}}

Lawyer James Tillman (born May 20, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Browns and Carolina Panthers. He was selected by the Browns in the second round of the 1989 NFL draft after the Browns traded up to acquire him.{{Cite web |title=1989 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1989/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-26 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}{{cite news|title=Accorsi came out gambling|first=Bill|last=Livingston|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer-accorsi-came-out-gambli/167359337/|via=Newspapers.com|work=The Plain Dealer|date=April 24, 1989|page=1D}} Tillman played college football for the Auburn Tigers. One of his more notable plays was an end-around reverse to beat rival Alabama in the 1986 Iron Bowl.