![]() ![]() "(Chiefs head coach) Andy (Reid) called me in and told me that I would be a Chief for life as far as he was concerned and he was pretty emotional about it," Charles said. He ripped his right one in 2015 and could not rise above it in Kansas City’s thinking. He tore up his left knee in 2011 and overcame that surgery. Even now, with nearly 7,500 career rushing yards, he is also the NFL’s all-time leader in average rushing yards gained (5.4) per carry. ![]() At 5’11, 199 pounds, there was always sway in his running and force, too. Five times he rushed for more than 1,000 yards with a career-high 1,509 in 2012. He shifted, juked, and blazed his way to the Chiefs’ all-time rushing yards leader. Nine Charles seasons in Kansas City and now he is gone.Ĭharles turns 31 in December, played at Texas, was a Chiefs third-round pick in 2008, and has been one of the NFL’s most electric players. "The memories in Kansas City are there," Charles said. Latavius Murray finally gets his crack this weekend in Minnesota.Įach is in a new place for different reasons, but like Charles, yearn to prove their old teams made a mistake. Marshawn Lynch scorched in his Oakland start and now fights a fizzle. ![]() LeGarrette Blount is capturing it in Philadelphia. Just steel exhibited that any top-shelf NFL running back must seize when he is sent packing by his old team and must create new triumphs with his new one.Īdrian Peterson is feeling it in New Orleans, struggling to locate his nook. You hear it and it might sound smug but there was not an ounce of that when he said it. "People thought my talent had just gone away," he said softly. How he went from red carpet NFL running back rank to a backup, resurgent role.ĭenver (3-1) is on its bye and Charles is healthy once again, sculpting a niche in his new home, full of hope once again, recovered from a busted knee and a broken heart. He has already done plenty of that, pondering for countless hours how he rolled from Kansas City to Denver, how he thought he would be a Chief for life and now is a Bronco for at least a season. DENVER - NFL bye weeks can be a time to reflect. ![]()
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