Travares Tillman Travares Arastius Tillman ( born October 8 , 1977 in Lyons , Georgia ) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent . He was originally drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft . He played college football for the Georgia Tech football team . Early years . Tillman attended Toombs County High School in Lyons , Georgia , and he was a standout in football , basketball , and golf . In football , he was a standout wide receiver , and as a senior , he was a Class A All - State selection and the Class 3 - A Defensive Player of the Year . College years . Tillman attended Georgia Tech for four years , where he excelled in football . He was a two - time All - ACC second team selection and finished his marvelous career with seven interceptions , 236 tackles , a sack , and two fumble recoveries . Professional Years . CAREERTRANSACTIONS : Signed a two - year contract with the Dolphins as an unrestricted free agent from Carolina on March 4 , 2005 . . . Originally drafted by Buffalo in the second round ( 58th overall ) in 2000 . . . Was waived by the Bills on September 1 , 2000 . . . Signed with Houston on January 14 , 2003 . . . Was waived by the Texans on September 17 , 2003 and then claimed by Carolina a day later . 2006 – Played in 14 games , including seven starts . . . Was inactive for two contests . . . Recorded 42 tackles and three passes defensed . . . Added four tackles and a forced fumble on special teams . . . Opened the first seven contests at strong safety before giving way to Yeremiah Bell , starting with contest at Chicago ( 11 / 5 ) . . . Had a season - high nine tackles at New England ( 10 / 8 ) , a figure which also equaled a career best . . . Had two special teams stops and a forced fumble in 13 - 10 win over Kansas City ( 11 / 12 ) . . . Was inactive for Thanksgiving Day game at Detroit ( 11 / 23 ) with a left hand injury sustained vs . Minnesota ( 11 / 19 ) . . . Underwent surgery on November 21 to reduce and stabilize a fourth metacarpal fracture of his left hand . . . Also was inactive for finale at Indianapolis ( 12 / 30 ) with a hamstring injury . 2005 – Played in all 16 games , including 10 starts , in his first year with the Dolphins . . . Registered 54 tackles , three interceptions and five passes defensed . . . Added five tackles and a fumble recovery on special teams . . . Three interceptions marked the second - highest figure on the team , trailing only the four amassed by Lance Schulters , and were two more than he had totaled in his previous four NFL campaigns . . . Began the season as a reserve . . . Moved into starting lineup at strong safety for game at New Orleans ( 10 / 30 ) following season - ending pectoral injury to Tebucky Jones . . . In 27 - 24 win over Carolina ( 9 / 25 ) , recovered a Steve Smith fumbled punt at the Panthers ’ 16 , leading to an 18 - yard TD pass from Gus Frerotte to Randy McMichael two plays later . . . Tied a career high with nine tackles vs . Atlanta ( 11 / 6 ) . . . All three of his interceptions on the year came in consecutive weeks ; vs . New England ( 11 / 13 ) , at Cleveland ( 11 / 20 ) and at Oakland ( 11 / 27 ) . . . First interception as a Dolphin occurred when he picked off a Tom Brady pass in the Patriots game and returned it a career - long 22 yards . . . In addition to his interception of a Charlie Frye pass in the Browns game , matched his career - high figure of nine tackles , which also was a team high that day . . . That three - game interception streak is tied with many others for the third - longest in franchise history and was the longest since Patrick Surtain had one in games 2 - 4 of 2003 . . . Underwent surgery on June 14 , 2005 to debride a medial meniscal tear and articular cartilage damage . . . The surgery was performed by Dr . George Caldwell at Broward General Medical Center in Ft . Lauderdale . . . CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH AN INTERCEPTION : Tillman tallied his three interceptions in 2005 in consecutive weeks , including games vs . New England ( 11 / 13 ) , at Cleveland ( 11 / 20 ) and at Oakland ( 11 / 27 ) . . . He picked off a Tom Brady pass in the third quarter of the Patriots game for a 22 - yard return , a Charlie Frye attempt in the fourth quarter of the Browns contest for a 16 - yard return and a Kerry Collins pass on the final play of the first half in the Raiders game in which there was no return . . . The streak is tied for the third - longest in Dolphins history : PLAYER YEAR ( GAMES ) NO . 1 . Dick Westmoreland 1967 ( 9 - 13 ) 5 2 . Willie West 1966 ( 6 - 9 ) 4 3 . TRAVARES TILLMAN 2005 ( 9 - 11 ) 3 Many others 3 LONGEST INTERCEPTION STREAKS IN DOLPHINS HISTORY 2004 – Played in six games with the Panthers , including a start at free safety vs . San Diego ( 10 / 24 ) . . . Sustained a broken right arm in the Chargers game . . . Was inactive for each of the next two weeks before being placed on injured reserve on November 9 . . . Finished the season with five tackles on defense and a pair of stops on special teams . 2003 – Began the season with Houston . . . Was inactive for each of the first two games before being waived by the Texans on September 17 . . . Was claimed by the Panthers on September 18 and went on to play in seven regular season games , all in a reserve role . . . Registered four tackles on special teams . . . Also saw action in a reserve role in Divisional Playoff game at St . Louis ( 1 / 10 / 04 ) . . . Was inactive for each of the Panthers ’ three remaining postseason contests . 2002 – Was out of football after being released by the Bills on September 1 . 2001 – Started six of the 12 games in which he played at free safety with Buffalo . . . Tallied 47 tackles , an interception , five passes defensed , a fumble recovery and a forced fumble . . . Was inactive for three of the final four games with a chest injury . . . First career interception came off a Mark Brunell pass at Jacksonville ( 10 / 18 ) in the game ’ s final minute to preserve the Bills ’ 12 - 10 win . . . Established a career high with nine tackles vs . Miami ( 11 / 25 ) , when he also recovered an Oronde Gadsden fumble ( forced by Nate Clements ) in the end zone to thwart a Dolphins scoring drive . . . Forced a fumble at San Francisco ( 12 / 2 ) . 2000 – Played in 15 games , including four starts , in his rookie season with the Bills . . . Recorded 26 tackles and a pass defensed . . . First NFL start came at free safety vs . Miami ( 12 / 3 ) as he responded with six tackles . Personal . Travares is the third of four children , born to Vera Pearl Tillman of Lyons , Georgia . He has two brothers , Desi Cornelius Mobley and Raphael Lycal Tillman and one sister Rashuna Tillman - Akins . In 2006 Travares married fashion designer and celebrity wardrobe stylist Kikikilikiana Kirchner . The couple have three children . . son , Atticus Troy Tillman , January 23 , 2007 daughter , Harper Lily Tillman , October 9 , 2009 and son Balthazar Saint Tillman August 25 , 2011 . Travares went back to Georgia Tech to earn his Bachelors degree in Management . He graduated on December 18 , 2010 .