Ex-NFL star Charles Tillman cites Trump's immigration crackdown as reason why he quit FBI

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Charles Tillman, a former star defensive back for the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers, joined the FBI after his 13-year career in the NFL was finished.

Tillman revealed in an interview with former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Ryan Clark that he left the agency after several years because he refused to support President Donald Trump's policies such as the crackdown on illegal immigration.

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Chicago Bears quarterback Charles Tillman speaks during the 2011 Walter Payton man of the year award press conference at the Super Bowl XLVI media center at the J.W. Marriott on Feb. 3, 2012. (Kirby Lee/Image of Sport/USA TODAY Sports)

"Let me start by saying this – FBI was great to me," he said on "The Pivot Podcast." "I did awesome. I worked with an amazing group of individuals. I think some of the things that they’re doing now, I personally didn’t agree with ... immigration. I didn’t agree with how the administration came in and tried to make individuals do things against their — it didn’t sit right. An example being immigration, right?

"Everybody was told, ‘You’re going to go after the most dangerous criminals,’ but what you see on TV and what actually was happening was, people weren’t going after that. Personally, that didn’t sit right with me, that didn’t sit right with my conscience. You have the ability to refuse an order."

Tillman, a two-time Pro Bowler in the NFL, said he wanted to be "on the right side of history."

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Charles Tillman said he didn't agree with Trump's policies. (Leon Neal/Getty