December 14, 2000
Outlaws add two more players to roster: Late Wednesday,
the Outlaws added former Nebraska RB Clinton Childs and
former Alcorn State WR Cedric Tillman to the team’s
mini-camp roster. In order to make room for Childs, a
territorial protection and Tillman, an NFL veteran who
has seen action with the Broncos, Giants and Jaguars
during his NFL days, Head Coach Jim Criner and the
Outlaws football staff placed RB Orlando Smith and WR
Tariq McDonald on waivers.
Childs, a 6-0, 215-lb. back from Omaha, was signed by
the New York Jets as a free agent in 1996 after sharing
time with Lawrence Phillips and Ahman Green during his
three seasons with the Huskers. Childs was a part of
Nebraska’s two perfect National Championship seasons
in 1994 and 1995, and led the ’95 squad with 7.8 yards
per carry. In 1994, during the week following Tom
Osborne’s suspension of troubled RB Lawrence Phillips,
Childs received the start in Phillips' place and took
the first run of the game against Arizona State for a
Husker touchdown. The 65-yard gallop marked the quickest
score from scrimmage in modern Husker football history.
Tillman, currently a substitute teacher in Henderson,
NV, the southeastern suburb of Las Vegas, played five
seasons in the NFL, including three with the Denver
Broncos (1992-94) and two with the Jacksonville Jaguars
(1995-96). The Alcorn State product ranks second in
school history in both receptions (192) and touchdowns
(20), and at 6-2, 220, Tillman will bring some size to
the Outlaws’ receiving corp. Tillman’s top
performance as a pro occurred on November 20, 1994, when
he caught 8 John Elway passes for 175 yards against
Atlanta, including a 68-yard TD.
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