Orson Charles

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Orson Charles
Orson Charles Bengals camp 2012.jpg
Charles with the Cincinnati Bengals
No. 80, 82, 84
Position: Tight end
Fullback
Personal information
Born: (1991-01-27) January 27, 1991 (age 33)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:257 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school: Henry B. Plant (Tampa)
College: Georgia
NFL draft: 2012  / Round: 4 / Pick: 116
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:14
Receiving yards:185
Receiving average:13.2
Player stats at PFR

Orson Charles (born January 27, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end and fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, earning first-team All-American honors as a tight end in 2011.

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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

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+1⁄2 in
(1.89 m)		251 lb
(114 kg)		32+1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		4.73 s1.66 s2.72 s4.37 s30.5 in
(0.77 m)		9 ft 5 in
(2.87 m)		35 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [3] [4]

Cincinnati Bengals

Charles was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fourth round, 116th overall, of the 2012 NFL Draft. [5] 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. [6]

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. [7] He was released on October 4, 2016. [8]

Kansas City Chiefs

On May 31, 2017, Charles signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. [9] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Chiefs' practice squad the next day. [10] [11] He was released on October 7, 2017. [12] He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 25, 2017. He was promoted to the active roster on November 28, 2017. [13] He was waived by the Chiefs on May 3, 2018. [14]

Cleveland Browns

On July 30, 2018, Charles signed with the Cleveland Browns. [15] 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. [16] The Browns placed Charles on injured reserve with an ankle injury on December 13, 2018. [17]

On April 3, 2019, Charles re-signed with the Browns. [18] The Browns waived Charles on August 11, 2019.

Denver Broncos

On August 21, 2019, Charles signed with the Denver Broncos. [19] He was released on August 31, 2019. [20] He was re-signed on November 19, 2019, but was released three days later. [21]

Charles was drafted in the 6th round of the 2020 XFL Draft by the DC Defenders, [22] but did not sign with the team.

Shortly before the 2012 NFL Draft, Charles was arrested for a DUI. [23]

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. [23] In February 2015 Charles pleaded guilty to wanton endangerment and will enter a diversion program. [24]

On July 16, 2022, Charles was arrested for pulling a gun on off-duty police officers in Tampa, Florida. [25]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Georgia's Orson Charles Named Mackey Award Finalist". Archived from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Orson Charles Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2012 Draft Scout Orson Charles, Georgia NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Orson Charles Stats, News and Video - TE". NFL.com .
  7. ↑ Birkett, Dave (June 16, 2016). "Detroit Lions signing TE Orson Charles". Detroit Free Press . Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Lions sign TE Clay Harbor, release TE Orson Charles". DetroitLions.com. October 4, 2016. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016.
  9. ↑ Thorman, Joel (June 1, 2017). "Chiefs sign two players including TE Orson Charles". ArrowheadPride.com.
  10. ↑ "Chiefs Roster Down to NFL Mandated 53". Chiefs.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Chiefs Sign Eight to Practice Squad". Chiefs.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on June 3, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Chiefs Sign TE Neal Sterling To Practice Squad, Release TE Orson Charles". October 7, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Chiefs promote TE Orson Charles to roster, sign DL to practice squad". USAToday.com. November 28, 2017.
  14. ↑ Alper, Josh (May 3, 2018). "Chiefs cut a pair of players". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  15. ↑ "Browns sign 3 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. July 30, 2018.
  16. ↑ Edwards, Josh. "Browns' depth chart against the Panthers". 247Sports.com .
  17. ↑ "Browns elevate LB Xavier Woodson-Luster to active roster". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 13, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Browns sign TE/FB Orson Charles". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 3, 2019.
  19. ↑ DiLalla, Aric (August 21, 2019). "Broncos sign TE/FB Orson Charles, claim OLB Dadi Nicolas, OL Tyler Jones". DenverBroncos.com.
  20. ↑ DiLalla, Aric (August 31, 2019). "Broncos make series of roster moves to reach 53-man limit". DenverBroncos.com.
  21. ↑ DiLalla, Aric (November 19, 2019). "Broncos sign TE Orson Charles, place FB Andy Janovich on IR". DenverBroncos.com.
  22. ↑ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News . Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  23. 1 2 "Bengals' Orson Charles arrested". ESPN.com. April 2014.
  24. ↑ Saints TE Orson Charles pleads guilty in road rage incident - http://kickoffcoverage.com - 2/27/2015
  25. ↑ Benjamin, Cody (July 17, 2022). "Former Browns, Bengals tight end Orson Charles arrested after pulling gun on off-duty officers, per report". cbssports.com.
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