David Haugh is reporting that Charles Tillman will miss training camp and the preseason due to back surgery.

Needless to say…bad news.  Mike Florio, over at PFT, adds this:

Tillman missed the final two games of the 2006 season with a similar problem.  In February 2007, he underwent surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back.

We now have a starter in the defensive backfield (already a weakness) with a chronic back issue.  There’s now a lot of pressure on Nathan Vasher to return to form.