What is Tutu Atwell's real name? Explaining Rams WR's fun nickname

Billy Heyen

What is Tutu Atwell's real name? Explaining Rams WR's fun nickname image

The Los Angeles Rams have a fun, speedy wide receiver name Tutu Atwell.

He plays like a guy with the name Tutu, if that makes sense. He's shifty and kind of small but pretty quick and graceful.

That's not his real name, if you were wondering.

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What is Tutu Atwell's real name?

Tutu Atwell's real name is Chatarius Atwell.

Why is he called Tutu Atwell?

Tutu is a multi-generational nickname in the Atwell family.

Atwell is actually Chatarius Atwell Jr.

And his father is the one who was Tutu first. Chatarius Sr.'s cousin began calling him Tutu when he was young because he couldn't pronounce his actual name.

So when Chatarius Jr. was small, his dad started calling him Tutu, too. 

In both cases, it stuck.

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How tall is Tutu Atwell?

Tutu Atwell is a little dude.

He measures at 5-foot-8 and 7/8. He weighs 165 pounds.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle