1. Charleston Hughes was born on December 14,1983 and is an American professional football defensive end.
19 Facts About Charleston Hughes
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Charleston Hughes was signed by the Calgary Stampeders as a street free agent in 2008 and won two Grey Cup championships over his ten-year tenure with the club.
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Charleston Hughes is a six-time CFL All-Star and eight-time division All-Star.
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Charleston Hughes was named the West Division's Most Outstanding Defensive Player in 2013.
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Charleston Hughes played in 15 of the 18 regular season games and recorded a career high 66 tackles.
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Charleston Hughes was released on September 1,2009 before playing any regular season games.
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Charleston Hughes returned to the CFL midway through the 2009 CFL season.
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Charleston Hughes finished the 2012 season ranked second in sacks with 11, trailing only Keron Williams who had 12.
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Charleston Hughes led the CFL in sacks for the 2013 season with 18, one shy of the franchise record of 19 set by Harold Hallman in 1986.
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In 2016, for the second time in his career, Charleston Hughes finished the season with the most sacks, this time with 16.
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Charleston Hughes had another productive season in 2017 accumulating 11 quarterback sacks, earning his fourth CFL All-Star award in the process.
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On February 2,2018, Charleston Hughes was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in exchange for draft pick positioning.
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Charleston Hughes was charged with impaired driving on October 11,2018, with a court date set for October 31,2018.
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Charleston Hughes finished the season having played in 17 games and contributing 35 tackles and 15 sacks.
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Charleston Hughes had an outstanding season with the Riders in 2019, and was named a CFL Top Performer for the months of July and September.
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Charleston Hughes did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season and, as a pending 2021 free agent, he was released by the Roughriders on February 3,2021.
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On February 4,2021, Charleston Hughes signed with the Toronto Argonauts to a two-year contract.
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Charleston Hughes played in nine games where he had 18 defensive tackles and two sacks and was released on December 27,2021.
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On May 10,2022, it was announced that Charleston Hughes had re-signed with the Roughriders.