| File:Orson Charles Bengals camp 2012.jpg Charles with the Cincinnati Bengals | |
| Tight end / Fullback | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: January 27, 1991 | |
| Place of birth: Tampa, Florida | |
| Career information | |
| College: Georgia | |
| NFL Draft: 2012 / Round: 4 / Pick: 116 | |
| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
*Cincinnati Bengals ( 2012– 2014)
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| Career highlights and awards | |
*All-SEC First Team (2011)
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2018 | |
| Receptions | 14 |
| Receiving yards | 185 |
| Receiving average | 13.2 |
| Receiving touchdowns | 0 |
Orson Charles (born January 27, 1991) is an American football tight end and fullback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Georgia.
High school career[]
Charles attended Riverview High School before transferring to Henry B. Plant High School in Tampa, Florida for his senior year, where he was a teammate of Aaron Murray. During a recruiting visit to the University of Florida in 2008, Charles accidentally dropped the school's 2006 National Championship Trophy, breaking the Waterford Crystal football.[1] He played in the 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
College career[]
Charles was named a finalist for the 2011 John Mackey Award on November 21, 2011.[2]
Professional career[]
Cincinnati Bengals[]
Charles was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round, 116th overall, of the 2012 NFL Draft. In his rookie season, he played all 16 games, starting 6 of them, accumulating 8 receptions for 101 yards. In 2013 Charles played primarily at fullback; He played 13 games but started none and recorded one catch for eight yards.[3]
New Orleans Saints[]
On September 23, 2014, Charles was signed to the New Orleans Saints practice squad.
Detroit Lions[]
On June 16, 2016, Charles was signed by the Detroit Lions.[4] He was released on October 4, 2016.[5]
Kansas City Chiefs[]
On May 31, 2017, Charles signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.[6] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Chiefs' practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was released on October 7, 2017.[9] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 25, 2017. He was promoted to the active roster on November 28, 2017.[10] He was waived by the Chiefs on May 3, 2018.[11]
Cleveland Browns[]
On July 30, 2018, Charles signed with the Cleveland Browns.[12] He made the Browns final roster as the team's fourth tight end. Despite being listed as a tight end, Charles had lined up primarily as a fullback throughout the 2018 season. He appeared on the 2018 Pro Bowl ballot as a fullback, and Browns coaches have signaled they view him as such.[13] The Browns placed Charles on injured reserve with an ankle injury on December 13, 2018.[14]
On April 3, 2019, Charles re-signed with the Browns.[15] The Browns waived Charles on August 11, 2019.
Denver Broncos[]
On August 21, 2019, Charles signed with the Denver Broncos.[16] He was released on August 31, 2019.[17]
Legal troubles[]
Shortly before the 2012 NFL Draft, Charles was arrested for a DUI.[18]
On March 31, 2014, Charles was arrested for wanton endangerment in Richmond, Kentucky. Charles was pulled over by a police officer after another driver called in a complaint that Charles had shown a gun multiple times.[18] In February 2015 Charles pleaded guilty to wanton endangerment and will enter a diversion program.[19]
References[]
- ↑ Alabama's $30K BCS trophy shattered - 4/18/2012 - ESPN
- ↑ Georgia's Orson Charles Named Mackey Award Finalist
- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/player/orsoncharles/2533047/profile
- ↑ Birkett, Dave (June 16, 2016). "Detroit Lions signing TE Orson Charles". Detroit Free Press. http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2016/06/16/orson-charles-detroit-lions/85986232/. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Lions sign TE Clay Harbor, release TE Orson Charles". October 4, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221204405/http://www.detroitlions.com/news/news-short/article-1/Lions-sign-TE-Clay-Harbor-release-TE-Orson-Charles/edaebf3a-d0ef-46fe-ac94-d0e2a265e726.
- ↑ Thorman, Joel (June 1, 2017). "Chiefs sign two players including TE Orson Charles". http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2017/6/1/15724490/chiefs-sign-two-players-including-te-orson-charles.
- ↑ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL Mandated 53". September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180603165651/http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2/Chiefs-Roster-Down-to-NFL-Mandated-53/29056cc8-800b-4a3f-be18-d873f2470e6b.
- ↑ "Chiefs Sign Eight to Practice Squad". September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180603173550/http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2/Chiefs-Sign-Eight-to-Practice-Squad/2095211c-8f3e-45d0-aa31-7a3c74e420b3.
- ↑ "Chiefs Sign TE Neal Sterling To Practice Squad, Release TE Orson Charles". October 7, 2017. http://nfltraderumors.co/chiefs-sign-te-neal-sterling-practice-squad-release-te-orson-charles/.
- ↑ "Chiefs promote TE Orson Charles to roster, sign DL to practice squad". November 28, 2017. http://chiefswire.usatoday.com/2017/11/28/chiefs-promote-te-orson-charles-to-roster-sign-dl-to-practice-squad/.
- ↑ Alper, Josh (May 3, 2018). "Chiefs cut a pair of players". http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/05/03/chiefs-cut-a-pair-of-players/.
- ↑ "Browns sign 3 players". July 30, 2018. https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-sign-3-players.
- ↑ Edwards, Josh. "Browns' depth chart against the Panthers". https://247sports.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/ContentGallery/Browns-depth-chart-Week-14-Panthers-120409673/#120409673_5.
- ↑ "Browns elevate LB Xavier Woodson-Luster to active roster". December 13, 2018. https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-elevate-lb-xavier-woodson-luster-to-active-roster.
- ↑ "Browns sign TE/FB Orson Charles". April 3, 2019. https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-sign-te-fb-orson-charles.
- ↑ DiLalla, Aric (August 21, 2019). "Broncos sign TE/FB Orson Charles, claim OLB Dadi Nicolas, OL Tyler Jones". https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-sign-te-fb-orson-charles-claim-olb-dadi-nicolas-ol-tyler-jones.
- ↑ DiLalla, Aric (August 31, 2019). "Broncos make series of roster moves to reach 53-man limit". https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-make-series-of-roster-moves-to-reach-53-man-limit.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Bengals' Orson Charles arrested". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/10708378/orson-charles-cincinnati-bengals-arrested.
- ↑ Saints TE Orson Charles pleads guilty in road rage incident - http://kickoffcoverage.com - 2/27/2015
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