''My job every time I touch the field is just to try to outshine them, too.''Ĭharles piled up 9,717 yards from scrimmage with 63 touchdowns in nine seasons in Kansas City while amassing a 5.5-yard-per-carry average, best in NFL history.īut a career that looked as if it would land Charles in the Hall of Fame was derailed the past few years by injuries that cut short several seasons in his prime. ''If they go out there and look better than me, oh well, they're better than me,'' Charles said. Anderson, veteran Juwan Thompson and impressive rookie De'Angelo Henderson, whose 41-yard touchdown run sealed Denver's 24-17 preseason win at Chicago on Thursday night.Ĭharles said he's comfortable with his new team, confident in his knees and cool with his situation as he watches Anderson bounce back from his knee injury in 2016 and sees Ridley and Henderson impressing the coaching staff. He's been sharing snaps with starter C.J. With fellow veteran free agent Bernard Pierce sidelined by a hamstring injury most of camp, Ridley has carried a heavy workload in his bid to make the roster. The Broncos responded by signing another veteran free agent, Steven Ridley, who has played for five teams in three seasons since leaving New England, where he rushed for 1,263 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2012. Tossing a wrench into the running back mix, however, is Devontae Booker, who was pushing for the starting job when he showed up at training camp with a sore wrist he'd hurt in OTAs only to learn he needed surgery on a broken bone. ![]() ''He's been injured for a year and a half, and it's our job to get Jamaal as healthy as he can be,'' Joseph said last month, noting, ''If he gets back to being Jamaal, we've got something special there.''Ĭharles' route-running and rushing abilities would add a spirited option for new offensive coordinator Mike McCoy no matter which quarterback, Trevor Siemian or Paxton Lynch, wins the starting job - the only bigger question facing the Broncos this summer than Charles' health. ![]() When he arrived at training camp for his physical last month, Charles was told he had no medical restrictions, but Joseph said he would be cautious nevertheless and ease Charles into action with an eye toward having him fresh and fit come September.
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