70 Facts About Jamaal Charles

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Jamaal RaShaad Jones Charles was born on December 27,1986 and is a former American football running back in the National Football League.

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Jamaal Charles played college football for the Texas Longhorns, where he won the 2006 Rose Bowl, and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

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Jamaal Charles later suffered injuries, which lead to him appearing in just five games in 2015 and 2016, and he was eventually released by the team.

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Jamaal Charles is the all-time leader in yards per carry among players with at least 1,000 carries with 5.38 yards per carry.

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Jamaal Charles has reported being diagnosed with a learning disability as a child, having difficulty reading, and being mocked and teased.

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Jamaal Charles attended and played high school football for Memorial High School of Port Arthur, Texas.

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Jamaal Charles was named first-team all-state by the Texas Sports Writers Association and second-team all-state by the Associated Press.

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Jamaal Charles followed up his stellar junior season by rushing for 2,056 yards and 25 touchdowns during his senior year with the Titans.

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Jamaal Charles is a two-time recipient of the Willie Ray Smith Award, which is given to the southeast Texas offensive MVP.

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Jamaal Charles was a standout track athlete at Port Arthur Memorial.

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Jamaal Charles went on to win the 110m hurdles and 300m hurdles Texas 5A state championships with times of 13.69 and 36.03 seconds, respectively, his senior year.

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On March 11,2006, Jamaal Charles placed fourth in the NCAA 60-meter indoor track and field championship finals.

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On May 14,2006, Jamaal Charles captured his first conference title and the third Big 12 100-meter title for Texas by winning the event in 10.23 at the Big 12 outdoor meet.

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Jamaal Charles led the 200 meter race after the preliminary round but elected not to participate in the final, as Texas had the Big 12 team title well in hand.

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Jamaal Charles's efforts helped the Longhorns earn a third place showing for the men's track and field team, the highest since a second-place finish at the 1997 NCAA finals.

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Jamaal Charles attended and played college football for the University of Texas from 2005 to 2007 under head coach Mack Brown.

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Jamaal Charles finished second on the team in rushing attempts and rushing yards and third in rushing touchdowns.

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Jamaal Charles has the job to himself and should have a breakout year.

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In 2007, Jamaal Charles rushed for 1,619 yards, with an average of 6.3 yards per carry.

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Jamaal Charles said that he felt a deep remorse over his fumbles and felt that he is the biggest reason the team lost to the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2007 Red River Shootout.

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Jamaal Charles decided to forgo his senior season with Texas in favor of joining the NFL as a professional football player in the 2008 NFL Draft.

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Jamaal Charles was the ninth running back to be selected that year.

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Jamaal Charles thought he would go early in the second round but said he had no regrets about leaving college early.

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Jamaal Charles was expected to begin his career as the Chiefs' No 3 back behind Larry Johnson and Kolby Smith.

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In limited action against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 9, Jamaal Charles managed 36 yards on only six carries for a six-yard per carry average.

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Jamaal Charles went on to have 17 carries for 58 rushing yards and had a two-yard reception for a touchdown.

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Jamaal Charles became the fourth player in franchise history to have a receiving touchdown and a kickoff return touchdown in the same game.

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Jamaal Charles was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.

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In Week 14, against the Buffalo Bills, Jamaal Charles ran for a 76-yard touchdown, one of the longest runs in Chiefs history, as part of a 20-carry, 143-rushing yard performance.

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Jamaal Charles became only the fourth player in NFL history to run for over 250 yards in a single game while averaging over 10 yards a carry.

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In that game, Jamaal Charles played a pivotal role, including a 56-yard rushing score.

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Jamaal Charles finished the season with 1,467 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns on only 230 carries.

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Jamaal Charles was voted to his first career Pro Bowl.

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Jamaal Charles made his postseason debut in the Wild Card Round against the Baltimore Ravens.

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Jamaal Charles was honored for his performance in the 2010 season by being selected to his first AP All-Pro team.

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Once again, Jamaal Charles proved to be very efficient running the ball as he managed a 5.3 yard per carry average on the year.

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In Week 3 against the New Orleans Saints, Jamaal Charles ran a career-high 33 times for 233 rushing yards, scored a rushing touchdown, and caught six passes for 55 yards to earn his first AFC Offensive Player of the Week nod.

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Jamaal Charles became the first player in franchise history to rush for at least 200 rushing yards and have at least 50 receiving yards in the same game.

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Jamaal Charles's 91-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter was the longest rushing play in franchise history, a feat later tied by Damien Williams in the 2019 season.

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Jamaal Charles became the second player in franchise history, joining Larry Johnson, to record two games with at least 200 rushing yards in a single season.

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Jamaal Charles's performance was his second career game with over 200 rushing yards while averaging more than ten yards a carry.

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Jamaal Charles became only the second player in NFL history to accomplish the feat, after Adrian Peterson, who accomplished his feat in the 2012 season as well.

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Jamaal Charles carried the ball at least 20 times in six games, and in each of those games managed at least 100 yards.

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On December 23,2012, following his qualifying 750th career carry, Jamaal Charles broke NFL legend Jim Brown's 47-year-old all-time average yards per carry record of 5.22 with an average of 5.82.

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Jamaal Charles was named to his second Pro Bowl as a result of his successful season.

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Jamaal Charles started the 2013 season with scoring at least one touchdown in each of the first seven games.

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Jamaal Charles's performance made him the first Chiefs player to score five touchdowns in a game since Abner Haynes accomplished the feat for the Dallas Texans in 1961.

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Jamaal Charles became the first player in NFL history to have four touchdown receptions and one rushing touchdown in a single game.

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Jamaal Charles scored 30 total fantasy points in the game, which was tied with for the most by any player in a single game in the 2013 season, and earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors.

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Jamaal Charles's performance was only the 11th game in NFL history where a player accounted for at least 30 points, the first since Clinton Portis accomplished the feat against the Chiefs in 2003.

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Jamaal Charles's 195 receiving yards were the fourth-most for a running back in a single game in NFL history and the most since Marshall Faulk had 204 against the Chicago Bears in 1999.

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Jamaal Charles ended up leading the team in targets, receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns.

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Jamaal Charles's 12 rushing touchdowns tied with Marshawn Lynch for the league lead.

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Jamaal Charles earned First-team All-Pro honors for the second time in his career.

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Jamaal Charles was named to his second consecutive and third career Pro Bowl.

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Jamaal Charles was ranked as the eighth best player in the NFL on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014.

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On July 23,2014, one day after threatening to hold out of training camp, Jamaal Charles agreed to a two-year, $18.1 million extension making him one of the top five highest paid running backs in the NFL.

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On September 14,2014, Jamaal Charles suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 2 against the Denver Broncos.

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Jamaal Charles tied for the team lead in receiving touchdowns, with Travis Kelce, for the second time in his career.

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Jamaal Charles was named to his third consecutive Pro Bowl for the 2014 season.

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Jamaal Charles was ranked 12th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015.

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Jamaal Charles was placed on injured reserve ending his season.

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Jamaal Charles returned to the field in Week 5 and played in three games, recording 40 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown along with two receptions for 14 yards.

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Jamaal Charles suffered a setback with his knee prior to Week 8 and needed a second knee surgery to trim his meniscus.

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Jamaal Charles was placed on injured reserve on November 1,2016.

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On February 28,2017, Jamaal Charles was released by the Chiefs.

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On May 2,2017, Jamaal Charles signed a one-year, $3.75 million contract with the Denver Broncos.

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Jamaal Charles signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on October 9,2018.

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Jamaal Charles played in two games with the Jaguars in the 2018 season and only totaled six carries for seven rushing yards and two receptions for seven receiving yards.

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On May 1,2019, Jamaal Charles retired after signing a one-day contract with the Chiefs.