Jamaal Charles

Jamaal RaShaad Jones Charles (twitter: @jcharles25)

Position: RB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 200 lbs.

Born: December 27, 1986 in Port Arthur, TX
College: Texas   (school history)    (Charles college stats)
Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 3rd round (73rd overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 37 (2578th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com

• 5/16 FootballPerspective.com: Are the Chiefs better than your average worst team?: How bad were the Chiefs last year? Kansas City went 2-14, tied for the worst record in the league with Jacksonville. Since the...
• 5/13 NFL Jerks: Adrian Peterson Sets Sights at 2,500 yards: Adrian Peterson has set his goals pretty high for the 2013 season. Coming just nine yards short of breaking Eric Dickerson’s...
• 5/13 NFL Spin Zone: Kansas City Chiefs News: RB Knile Davis Officially Signed: You can now add rookie running back Knile Davis to the Kansas City Chiefs’ backfield as today he was officially signed....
• 5/12 FootballPerspective.com: Time spent leading, tied, or trailing: Earlier this week, I posted the Game Scripts for each team this season and in each game. After spending the time to calculate...
• 5/6 KC Kingdom: Kansas City Chiefs’ Jamaal Charles And The Yards Per Attempt: Quick – can you name the football player with the highest Yards per Rushing Attempt (minimum of 400 attempts) in NFL history?...
• 5/6 FootballPerspective.com: Game Scripts – The Best Teams of 2012: Last year, I introduced the concepts of Game Scripts. There are 3600 seconds in every game: the Game Script is the average score...
• 5/3 StoopSports.com: AFC West Draft Grades: Eric Goodheart- As the only division with three teams in the top 12 picks, including the #1 overall pick, the AFC West was sure...
• 5/2 NFL Jerks: Denard Robinson and the NFL’s ‘Joker’ Role: He’s a converted quarterback whose upper body might be too small to play running back in the NFL, and he’s stuck behind one...
• 5/1 KC Kingdom: Arenas Is One More Example of Failed Pioli Era: The trade of Javier Arenas to the Arizona Cardinals officially marks the end of the Tony Gonzalez era in Kansas City, and emphasizes...

• 4/29 KC Kingdom: 2013 NFL Draft Grades: Kansas City Chiefs: THE PICKS: First Round – Eric Fisher: B Third Round – Travis Kelce: B+ Third Round -Knile Davis: B- Fourth Round...
• 4/27 NFL Jerks: 2013 NFL Draft Recap and Reactions: Two days, and three rounds, into the 2013 NFL draft, we’ve begun to get a clearer view of which teams are clearly enjoying themselves,...
• 4/19 KC Kingdom: Chiefs Minicamp Notes: Thursday: Here is some of the news coming out of Arrowhead after the final day of minicamp. BRANDEN ALBERT OKAY’D TO VISIT MIAMI The...
• 4/18 The High Phive: Fantasy Football Preview: Top 100 Projected Players for the 2013 Season: For many football fans, autumn is a sort of duelist existence. Fantasy football has reached the mecca of sporting entertainment,...
• 4/15 FootballPerspective.com: How to determine the appropriate salary cap values for veterans: Part II: In Part I, I derived a formula to translate the number of marginal wins a veteran player was worth into marginal salary cap dollars...
• 4/10 NFL Jerks: How Many Viable 2013 Fantasy Football Draft Strategies Are There?: Six of eight fantasy football writers recommend it: drafting running backs in the first two rounds of this year’s drafts is...
• 4/7 FootballPerspective.com: From the gut: My thoughts on AFC teams: Yesterday, I talked about how optimistic I was about nearly every team in the NFC. On the other hand, most of the teams in the...
• 4/4 The High Phive: With their First Selection in the 2013 NFL Draft, The Philadelphia Eagles Choose…Who?: Now that the free agency dominoes have fallen, the NFL will now shift their collective focus to the premier event of the off-season,...

• 3/26 KC Kingdom: Are Moeaki, Fasano Due for Big Seasons?: The arrival of a former a former San Francisco quarterback may mean better production from Kansas City’s tight ends. Alex...
• 3/24 The Pewter Plank: What Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Losing With the Departure of Quincy Black?: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2013 defense is still being built and shaped by the front office. The remainder of free agency and the...
• 3/18 KC Kingdom: King: Albert on Trading Block: Branden Albert is on the trading block according to Sports Illustrated’s Peter King. “[T]he tackle market sure has...
• 3/12 NFL Mocks: Kansas City Chiefs Options: 2013 NFL Draft: When the offseason started everyone was saying that the Chiefs had to get a quarterback. Well they then traded their 2nd round...
• 3/12 KC Kingdom: Afternoon Chiefs and NFL Rumors: Jason La Canfora says the Chiefs are receiving trade interest from several teams – including the Minnesota Vikings –...

• 2/27 StoopSports.com: Trade Grade: Alex Smith to KC: Alex Ward- When Colin Kaepernick took over for the injured Alex Smith in week 10 and then threw for two touchdowns and 243 yards...
• 2/19 NFL Jerks: Sports Jerks February Mock Draft: The Fall of Megatron: The Lions forcefed him in a desperate and ultimately meaningless push for the NFL receiving record, Matthew Stafford’s mechanics...
• 2/17 KC Kingdom: Four Personnel Decisions The Chiefs Must Address: The Kansas City Chiefs have some players that must be dealt with this off season.  Teams sometimes choose to save now and pay ...
• 2/16 KC Kingdom: Free Agency Options for Chiefs: Our Own: Free Agency is the twinkle in a daddy’s eye. The Washington Redskins are probably the poster child under Dan Snyder. In...
• 2/14 KC Kingdom: Free Agents the Chiefs Should Consider: RBs: Last year at this time the Kansas City Chiefs knew they had one of the top five running backs in the entire NFL, Jamaal Charles....
• 2/6 NFL Jerks: Has David Wilson Been Freed? Yes. No. Maybe.: Half the fantasy world has its shovel firmly in the dirt, ready to bury that infernally regretful call to running back action,...
• 2/1 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Rundown: Armond Armstead and Anquan Boldin: 1. The New England Patriots made the signing of former USC Trojans and CFL star defensive tackle Armond Armstead official today,...

• 1/28 KC Kingdom: Pro Bowl Results In Another Loss for Chiefs: Six members of the Kansas City Chiefs took part in the 2013 Pro Bowl on Sunday. For those players, they were on the losing end...
• 1/27 FootballPerspective.com: How Super Bowl XLVII could impact the HOF chances of certain Ravens: Being a Super Bowl champion is a pretty nice bullet to place on your Hall of Fame resume. For players like Jerry Rice or Peyton...
• 1/22 NFL Jerks: In Defense of Plodders: Part 2: No one wants a volume runner on their fantasy squad. The very notion is an insult to our fake football acumen. The first part...
• 1/21 KC Kingdom: Ranking the Chiefs 2012 QB Performances: Back when I was in high school, I had a Chemistry teacher that told us at the beginning of the year that we were never to say...
• 1/19 NFL Jerks: In Defense of Plodders: Part 1: We’re a snobbish bunch sometimes. We roll into our August fantasy football drafts with very firm ideas of who we want, and who...
• 1/18 KC Kingdom: Kansas City Chiefs’ Andy Reid Adds Five Coaches To His Staff: Kansas City Chiefs’ head coach Andy Reid has filled out his staff by hiring Andy Heck, Dave Toub, and Eugene Chung this week....
• 1/16 KC Kingdom: Andy Reid’s Greatest Weakness as a Coach: Do a search on play calling and Andy Reid and you will find pages of articles ripping the former Philadelphia Eagles coach. In...
• 1/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Have depth at RB: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles was a stud in his return from knee surgery, gaining over 1,500 yards on the ground. While...[+] RB Peyton Hillis, an unrestricted free agent, is not likely to be back. However, FB Nate Eachus and RB Shaun Draughn provide some decent depth, as well as RB Cyrus Gray. New head coach Andy Reid and general manager John Dorsey aren't expected to have to tinker much with this position.
• 1/12 The Pewter Plank: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Shut Out of NFL All-Pro Team: When a player is third in the NFL in yards from scrimmage, and sixth in touchdowns scored from scrimmage, you’d venture to say...
• 1/12 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: 2012 All-Pro Teams Announced by the Associated Press: Here are the selections: First Team QB: Peyton Manning, Broncos. RB: Adrian Peterson, Vikings (unanimous), Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks....
• 1/8 FootballPerspective.com: Season in review: AFC and NFC West: AFC East and NFC East Season in review AFC North and NFC North Season in review AFC North and NFC South Season in review In the...
• 1/7 FootballPerspective.com: Jamaal Charles’ 2012 was one of the most inconsistent seasons in RB history: A couple of weeks ago, I heard my buddy and co-worker Sigmund Bloom say on the Footballguys Podcast that Jamaal Charles was having...
• 1/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | More receptions for Jamaal Charles?: Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has always liked to use his tailbacks in the passing game. RB Jamaal Charles had 35 receptions...[+] in 2012 and could see that number increase next season.
• 1/4 NFL Jerks: Andy Reid To Become Next Head Coach of Kansas City Chiefs: Andy Reid was the boss for the Philadelphia Eagles for 14 seasons, making him the most tenured coach in the league. He was only...
• 1/3 The High Phive: Andy Reid to coach the Kansas City Chiefs: ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter & Chris Mortensen after earlier in the week reporting that former Eagles Head Coach Andy Reid...
• 1/1 FootballPerspective.com: NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 17: At the New York Times Fifth Down Blog this week, I explain my choices for the major awards this season. Offensive Player of the...
• 1/1 The Packer Perspective: Going for Two – Week 17 Preview: When the NFL decided to schedule division games for the last two weeks of the regular season, this game (and a number of others...

• 12/31 KC Kingdom: Crennel Fired and Six Reasons to Coach the Chiefs: With the Kansas City Chiefs ending their 2012 season with a 2-14 record, it was expected, no, demanded by fans that Clark Hunt...
• 12/29 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Career rushing stats in wins and losses: Yesterday, I noted that Adrian Peterson is averaging nearly two more yards per rush in losses than wins. He’s also averaging...
• 12/28 FootballPerspective.com: Adrian Peterson’s amazing, except when the Vikings win: Adrian Peterson is having an incredible season. He’s likely to hit the 2,000-yard mark on Sunday, and he’s also chasing...
• 12/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jameel Charles probable : Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (illness) fully participated in practice Friday, Dec. 28, and is listed as probable for Week...[+] 17.
• 12/28 KC Kingdom: Hawaii, Here We Come!: After this depressing season that we have had to endure, it is nice to pull something good away from 2012. Admittedly, the Pro...
• 12/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Broncos | Allowing few 100-yard rushers during streak: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles is the only running back to have amassed over 100 yards rushing against the Denver Broncos...[+] defense durng the team's 10-game winning streak.
• 12/26 Stripe Hype: 2013 AFC & NFC Pro Bowl Teams Announced: You can check our full-recap of all the Cincinnati Bengals who were selected to the Pro Bowl here. Here is the full list of...
• 12/25 FootballPerspective.com: NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 16: This week at the New York Times I looked at some record-breaking performances from week 16. Sunday was a record-setting day in...
• 12/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles leader in YPCKansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles has averaged 5.82 yards per carry in his career, best in NFL history....[+] Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles has averaged 5.82 yards per carry in his career, best in NFL history.
• 12/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Closer look at Jamaal Charles in Week 16 : Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles gained 199 of his 226 yards before being contacted in Week 16, the most single-game rushing...[+] yards before contact by a running back this season. Charles' 86-yard touchdown run was also his third rushing touchdown of 80-plus yards this season.
• 12/24 KC Kingdom: Positives and Negatives of the Chiefs 2012 Season: I don’t think there was an analyst, coach, writer, or even fan that could have seen the 2012 season being as dismal as it had...
• 12/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles has outstanding performance : Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles rushed for 226 yards and one touchdown on 22 carries in Week 16 against the Indianapolis...[+] Colts.
• 12/22 KC Kingdom: Andy Reid and Michael Vick to the Kansas City Chiefs?: The Kansas City Chiefs have had a very disappointing season thus far in 2012, and with two games left you can’t help but...
• 12/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles surprisingly bad: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles carried nine times for just 10 yards in the Week 15 game against the Oakland Raiders, and...[+] he added three catches for 18 yards.
• 12/16 Money in the Banana Stand: Stupidity, Custer, and Peyton Manning as MVP: “For outright stupidity, the whole f—— trial goes shoulder to shoulder with that c——— Custer’s...
• 12/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles to have heavy workload : Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles will see a heavy workload in Week 15 against the Oakland Raiders, particularly without WR...[+] Dwayne Bowe (ribs) in the lineup. 'Everybody knows we’re going to run the ball with 25 back there,' offensive coordinator Brian Daboll said. Charles had just five carries for four yards in Week 8 against Oakland.
• 12/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles extends streak : Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles has run for more than 100 yards in the past three games following his 165-yard effort in...[+] Week 14.
• 12/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles plays well Week 14 : Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles rushed for 165 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries against the Cleveland Browns in Week...[+] 14.
• 12/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles returns : Updating a previous report, Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (rib) was able to return the team's Week 14 game after missing...[+] some time with a rib injury.
• 12/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles injured Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (rib) left the game early Week 14 because of a rib injury....[+] Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (rib) left the game early Week 14 because of a rib injury.
• 12/6 FootballPerspective.com: Running back success rate: Grading running backs can be tricky; rushing yards tell much of the story but remain a function of opportunity (itself an indicator...
• 12/4 FootballPerspective.com: Game Scripts, Part III – 2012 results: Last week, I introduced the concept of Game Scripts in Part I and Part II of this series. The short explanation is that a team’s...
• 12/4 Blogcritics Sports: RJ's NFL Picks, 2012 Edition: Week Fourteen: I went 10-6 last week straight up, and 5-10-1 against the spread. For the season, that puts me at 123-69 straight up and 90-94-8...
• 12/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles surpasses 100-yard mark Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles rushed for 127 yards on 27 carries in Week 13 against the Carolina Panthers....[+] Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles rushed for 127 yards on 27 carries in Week 13 against the Carolina Panthers.

• 11/30 NFL Jerks: FanDuel Week 13 Daily Fantasy Football Picks: Here at Sports Jerks, we’re always on the lookout for the best ways to help you out with fantasy football. Today, we’ll...
• 11/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles comes under fire: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles has come under fire locally after he asked Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning for his autograph...[+] following the Chiefs' Week 12 loss.
• 11/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles solid in Week 12Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles rushed for 107 yards on 23 carries in Week 12 against the Denver Broncos....[+] Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles rushed for 107 yards on 23 carries in Week 12 against the Denver Broncos.
• 11/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | HC receiving support : Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles showed support for head coach Romeo Crennel following Week 11 despite the team's 1-9 record....[+] 'I don’t know what the outcome is, what you’re going to get if you keep on changing head coaches,' Charles said. 'If you keep doing that, he can’t get the right players here. I feel if you stay with one system and continue to get players, I feel you can be successful. If (Crennel) is here for one year, you just can’t kick him out because he’s not having a good year. Let him get his stuff together and have a couple of years, then we can have a successful year.'
• 11/18 Stripe Hype: Bengals Vs. Chiefs: What Cincinnati Needs to Do to Stay in the Win Column:   The Cincinnati Bengals are coming off a stellar performance against the defending Super Bowl champion Giants. Andy Dalton...
• 11/18 Stripe Hype: Bengals Vs. Chiefs: What Cincinnati Needs to Do to Stay in the Win Column:   The Cincinnati Bengals are coming off a stellar performance against the defending Super Bowl champion Giants. Andy Dalton...
• 11/18 Stripe Hype: Bengals Film Study: Chiefs Don’t Have the Firepower to Outgun Cincy’s Secondary: Although the Chiefs have been beyond terrible this season, they do have pieces in their offense that should give the Bengals a...
• 11/16 Stripe Hype: Bengals Film Study: Chiefs Don’t Have the Firepower to Outgun Cincy’s Secondary: Although the Chiefs have been beyond terrible this season, they do have pieces in their offense that should give the Bengals a...
• 11/16 Stripe Hype: Bengals Film Study: Chiefs Don’t Have the Firepower to Outgun Cincy’s Secondary: Although the Chiefs have been beyond terrible this season, they do have pieces in their offense that should give the Bengals a...
• 11/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles solid in loss: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles carried 23 times for 100 yards and a touchdown in the Week 10 game Monday, Nov. 12, against...[+] the Pittsburgh Steelers.
• 11/13 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Steelers Game 9 Recap - Steelers 16, Chiefs 13 (OT): To say this was a brutal game to watch would be giving it some credit. The Steelers played some really bad football but lucky...
• 11/11 Throw the Challenge Flag: Week Ten: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Kansas City Chiefs Preview: Yet another prime time game with the Kansas City Chiefs. Why do these keep happening? At least Tyler Palko won't be involved...
• 11/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles probable : Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (neck) fully participated in practice Saturday, Nov. 10, and is listed as probable for Week...[+] 10.
• 11/9 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Steelers Game Day 9 Preview - vs. Kansas City Chiefs: If there is something that should pump you up it is Monday Night Football in Pittsburgh. The Steelers are great on MNF and they...
• 11/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles practices Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (neck) fully participated in practice Thursday, Nov. 8....[+] Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (neck) fully participated in practice Thursday, Nov. 8.
• 11/6 Bolt Beat: Chargers Planning to Stop The “Muscle Hamster”: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rookie RB Doug Martin tore up the Oakland Raiders on Sunday. TO’ UP!!! While it was awesome watching...
• 11/3 Money in the Banana Stand: The Reality Rankings: RB: This is Part 2 in our series taking a Contrarian look at where offensive skill players rank in reality. They are mid-season 2012...
• 11/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles passes concussion tests: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (head, neck) said he passed concussion tests Thursday, Nov. 1, and that he'll be available...[+] to play in Week 10 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. 'I feel like I can still play,' Charles said. 'I'm fine right now. I feel good. I came off the field pretty good. I feel like I could have gone back in, but they told me to relax.'
• 11/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles update: Updating a previous report, Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (neck) said he felt like he could have returned to the game Thursday,...[+] Nov. 1, but he was told he was done for the night.
• 11/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles injures neck : Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (neck) left the game early Week 9 because of a neck injury and is considered questionable...[+] to return.
• 11/1 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 9: RB Rankings: What do you get when you get the number 1 running back in football going up against the worst defense in the league at stopping...

• 10/31 Bolt Beat: Shaun Phillips – “I would love for Jamaal Charles to have five carries (again)”: The Chiefs have a revolving door at the quarterback position these days. One day it is Matt Cassel, then it is Brady Quinn, then...
• 10/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | OC defends use of Jamaal Charles in Week 8 : Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Brian Daboll defended his use of RB Jamaal Charles in Week 8. Charles had just eight...[+] touches in the game. 'Jamaal is a good player ... and give Oakland credit,' Daboll said. 'They did a nice job of stopping the run. We tried to move it some other ways. Every week is a new week. You go as the game develops. You try to run or pass based some on what you think you can do and some on what they’re doing. If they’re doing a good job of stopping the run over and over, we’re going to try and move the ball in another fashion.'
• 10/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles is healthy : Updating a previous item, Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel said following Week 8 he did not know why RB Jamaal Charles...[+] saw just five carries in the game; however, Crennel said Charles is healthy as far as he knows.
• 10/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Coach unsure about lack of work for Jamaal Charles Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel said he is not sure why RB Jamaal Charles only received five carries in Week 8....[+] Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel said he is not sure why RB Jamaal Charles only received five carries in Week 8.
• 10/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles not a factor on offense : Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles rushed for four yards on five carries in Week 8 against the Oakland Raiders. He also caught...[+] three passes for six yards in the game.
• 10/25 Spreadsheet Sports: Questionable Play Calling Bringing Down Oakland Raiders Offense?: The Oakland Raiders have one of the most talented running backs in the NFL in Darren McFadden. You would think it would be a priority...
• 10/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles dinged up: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (back) is limited by a back injury in practice this week. Also, RB Peyton Hillis (ankle)...[+] and DL Glenn Dorsey (calf) continue to be limited but could be ready for Week 8 against the Oakland Raiders.
• 10/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Will continue to run: The Kansas City Chiefs plan to continue to pound the ball on the ground, regardless of who their quarterback is under center....[+] They ran the ball 49 times compared to 19 pass plays in their Week 5 loss, and they rank second in the league in rushing. RB Jamaal Charles leads the league with 551 yards and is tied for third with 102 attempts. RB Shaun Draughn carried the ball 12 times and RB Cyrus Gray had four carries last week. RB Peyton Hillis (ankle) will be involved, too, when he returns from injury.
• 10/8 Stripe Hype: Scouting the AFC North: Ravens Remain Atop, & Troy Polamalu Declared Out vs Titans:     In the AFC North on Sunday, the Ravens headed to Kansas City to take on the Chiefs, while the Steelers hosted the...
• 10/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles surpasses 150-yard markKansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles rushed for 140 yards on 30 carries against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 5....[+] Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles rushed for 140 yards on 30 carries against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 5.
• 10/6 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 5: Start/Sit: Well last week went pretty well for us! We nailed starting Cedric Benson and sitting Shonn Greene. Brandon Lloyd was a solid...
• 10/4 Bolt Beat: Chargers at Saints: Areas of Confidence: The New Orleans Saints are dangerous, but there is a reason why they don’t have a win this season. Their offense is at the...
• 10/1 Bolt Beat: Chargers Beat Chiefs: Earning Their Lightning Bolts: The San Diego Chargers put a whoopin on the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. The defense dominated the performance, forcing 6 turnovers...
• 10/1 Bolt Beat: Beat Freak Post: Charles Fumbled Twice, Should He Get Mathews Treatment?: If you have not checked out the Bolt Beat facebook page, go on there and give it some love. There is lots of action on there and...
• 10/1 FootballPerspective.com: The definitive analysis of offensive fumbles: This post is intended to be more exhaustive than groundbreaking, more like an encyclopedia than a fiction novel. If you’re...

• 9/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles had up and down day: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles rushed for 92 yards and one touchdown on 17 carries in Week 4 against the San Diego Chargers...[+] but lost two fumbles during the game. Charles also caught three passes for 23 yards and one touchdown.
• 9/30 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 4: Start/Sit: Well last week, I put my neck out there, and told you guys to bench some big names: Larry Fitzgerald and Darren McFadden to...
• 9/28 Bolt Beat: Bold Predictions: Week 4 Chargers at Chiefs: Despite the fact that the Chargers are coming off a complete butt whooping last week, I must admit that I feel confident going...
• 9/27 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football: Week 4 RB Rankings: Jamaal Charles and Maurice Jones-Drew had quite the afternoons last Sunday. Both look to build off those performances this week...
• 9/27 FantasyDaddy.com: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly: Week 3: Week 3 of the NFL season has come and gone and now I’m here to take a look back at some of the biggest performers of the week...
• 9/27 FootballPerspective.com: Week 3 Power Rankings: Some additions to the weekly power rankings table. After the team name, I have listed each team’s record in column two and...
• 9/26 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Buy And Sell - Week 3: “I’m always right, it’s just the degree of my correctness. In this case, I was more correct than the official NFL referee...
• 9/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles feeling more comfortable : Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (knee) said after a terrific Week 3 performance that he has finally returned all the way...[+] back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. 'I didn't trust myself (until Sunday). 'It really hit me when I started getting the runs. I started trusting myself,' Charles said. 'I kind of feel like the old me, especially breaking that long run and finishing it. It's motivating me more that I still have my speed and I still can run the long ones.'
• 9/23 Stripe Hype: Rejoice Bengals Fans!: What a crazy day of NFL action. Three games from the1:00 p.m.slate went into overtime. Chiefs running-back Jamaal Charles ran...
• 9/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles probable: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (knee) fully participated in practice Friday, Sept. 21, and is listed as probable for Week...[+] 3.
• 9/21 Money in the Banana Stand: Matt Cassel versus Zombies versus Unicorns: Although the Chiefs makeover as the Patriots of the Midwest hasn’t always been smooth, Kansas City has steadily stockpiled...
• 9/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Will ride hot hand at RB : Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel loves RB Jamaal Charles’ speed and RB Peyton Hillis’ power, and he plans to use...[+] both backs often in Week 1. However, Crennel added the flow of the game will dictate which back sees more time. 'Just how we feel, how it’s going,' Crennel said when asked if he has a carry-split plan for Charles and Hillis. 'And, that’s totally honest with you. You can’t say how a game is going to go. We go up there and we work all these hours at night and we put a game plan together, but if a play is not working, then you don’t keep calling that play. So, whatever is working, that’s what we’re going to call, and that’s why many times you look at that offensive call sheet that has so many plays on it because if they’re not working, then you’ve got something else to go to.'

• 8/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles receives four touches: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (knee) carried three times for 12 yards, and he added one catch for 11 yards, in the preseason...[+] opener Friday, Aug. 10, against the Arizona Cardinals. It was his first game action since tearing his ACL last fall.
• 8/9 FootballPerspective.com: Random Perspective On: The 2012 Kansas City Chiefs: Kansas City didn’t send an offensive player to the Pro Bowl last year, and the Chiefs didn’t do so in 2009, either....
• 8/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles scheduled to play Friday: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (knee) is expected to play in the team's preseason opener Friday, Aug. 10, against the Arizona...[+] Cardinals. It will be the first true game action for Charles since going down with a torn anterior cruciate ligament last fall. Charles will also see reps in a scrimmage against Arizona Tuesday, Aug. 7.
• 8/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles injury update: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (knee) said he is practicing without limitation in training camp. 'I’m out here practicing...[+] every day. I’m not scared,' Charles said, when asked about his confidence level.
• 8/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles looks fine in practice Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles looks fine 45 minutes into practice, Friday, Aug. 3....[+] Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles looks fine 45 minutes into practice, Friday, Aug. 3.
• 8/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles injury update : Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (knee) said following practice Wednesday, Aug. 1, that he has his 'mojo' back. 'I feel good,”...[+] Charles said. 'I feel like I got my mojo back. I feel happy. I feel comfortable out there, and I’m ready to go. My legs feel fresh.' Charles added that he’s able to make cuts like normal on zone plays in the team's revised running scheme.
• 8/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles encouraged by progress: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (knee) said Wednesday, Aug. 1, that he is feeling comfortable and his legs 'feel fresh' after...[+] his first padded practice. Charles has been icing his knee after practice, but he feels good and is encouraged by his progress.

• 7/29 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: Blakes Breakdown of the AFC West:   This is a division in which any of 3 teams can win. The Chiefs, when healthy have shown what they can do. They have the...
• 7/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles cleared: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (knee) passed his physical Thursday, July 26, and has been cleared to practice during training...[+] camp.
• 7/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Could be cautious with trio of players in camp : The Kansas City Chiefs expect TE Tony Moeaki (knee), SS Eric Berry (knee) and RB Jamaal Charles (knee) to be ready to play this...[+] season, but the team will be cautious. As a result, do not expect Moeaki, Berry and Charles to practice full go every day in training camp. The team will play it smart and have all three players ready for Week 1.
• 7/24 Stripe Hype: Blakes Breakdown of the AFC West:   This is a division in which any of 3 teams can win. The Chiefs, when healthy have shown what they can do. They have the...
• 7/23 Stripe Hype: Blakes Breakdown of the AFC West:   This is a division in which any of 3 teams can win. The Chiefs, when healthy have shown what they can do. They have the...
• 7/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Would like to use top two RBs a lotThe Kansas City Chiefs would like RBs Jamaal Charles and Peyton Hillis to touch the ball 500 times combined this season....[+] The Kansas City Chiefs would like RBs Jamaal Charles and Peyton Hillis to touch the ball 500 times combined this season.
• 7/23 Stripe Hype: Blakes Breakdown of the AFC West:   This is a division in which any of 3 teams can win. The Chiefs, when healthy have shown what they can do. They have the...
• 7/20 Stripe Hype: Who wants to be an NFL Running Back?:     Quarterback has long been the position that every kid wanted to play. Running back, however, was also high on the...
• 7/16 Stripe Hype: Stripe Hype Fantasy Update: Kicker, Defense/Special Teams Rankings: No introduction needed this time around. I want to quickly run through a summary of the Stripe Hype Fantasy Football Mock Draft...
• 7/16 Stripe Hype: Stripe Hype Fantasy Update: Kicker, Defense/Special Teams Fantasy Rankings: No introduction needed this time around. I want to quickly run through a summary of the Stripe Hype Fantasy Football Mock Draft...

• 6/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Built to run in 2012: The Kansas City Chiefs are built to run the football in 2012. During the offseason, their three major additions - OL Eric Winston,...[+] RB Peyton Hillis and TE Kevin Boss - were aimed at helping the running game. Hillis should give the team a strong balance to RB Jamaal Charles (knee). If the Chiefs are able to get the football in the hands of Charles and Hillis at least 500 times this year, it should lead to a successful season. 'He's bringing power, explosiveness, he's strong, he's going to catch the ball, he's got great hands. I feel he's an all-around player like me, so I feel like we can move the ball,' Charles said of Hillis, while noting he believes the two will make a good combination. 'When you have a guy in there that you know is just as good, if not a lot better than you are, that's really good too,' Hillis said.
• 6/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles says he could play today: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (knee) all but guaranteed Wednesday, June 13, that he would be cleared to participate when...[+] training camp begins next month. 'I'm ready to put my cleats back on and punish everybody in my way,' Charles said. He said he felt so strong that he could play in a game today. Charles is scheduled to be examined by team doctors June 18, and he will either be cleared to participate or camp or not cleared.
• 6/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles to have knee examined: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (knee) will have his knee examined June 18, to determine if he is cleared to participate...[+] at the start of training camp.

• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles says he hasn't lost speed : Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (knee) said via Twitter he remains the fastest player on the team despite having anterior...[+] cruciate ligament surgery.
• 5/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Believe Jamaal Charles will be ready for 2012 : The Kansas City Chiefs have no concerns whatsoever about RB Jamaal Charles' (knee) readiness for the 2012 season. Although Charles...[+] won’t practice until training camp, his absence from organized team activities is purely a precaution. Furthermore, the Chiefs are excited about Charles’ potential in their new offense under offensive coordinator Brian Daboll.
• 5/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles likely will not be cleared before camp: Kansas City Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel said RB Jamaal Charles (knee) likely will not be cleared to practice before the end...[+] of offseason workouts. Crennel said he is hopeful Charles will be ready for the start of training camp.
• 5/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles injury update : Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (knee) is reportedly '80 percent'' of the way recovered from tearing the anterior cruciate...[+] ligament in his left knee in Week 2 last season.
• 5/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles hopes to return stronger : Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (knee) said he has spent the past eight months vowing to get stronger and better, and he...[+] hopes never to miss significant time again in his career. 'It made me stronger,' Charles said of his anterior cruciate ligament injury. 'It made me the person that I am today, I can’t wait and I know how to take care of my body, how to eat right and do the right things and it’s made me not want to wait to touch that field again. When I touch that field going out there, you’re going to feel my pain; you’re going to go through what I went through. That right there is going to be there for the rest of my career because I don’t want to be out a whole year ever again. That point, at my stage, I’m 25 years old, I’m at the point in my life that I’ve got to win games ... That had me thinking a lot and made me a better player.'

• 4/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles says he is ahead of schedule: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (knee) said is ahead of schedule in his rehab from a torn anterior cruciate ligament and...[+] has been running hard. Charles indicated he may sit out the offseason workouts in order to be ready for the start of training camp.

• 2/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles expected to be ready for 2012: Kansas City Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli said Friday, Feb. 24, that RB Jamaal Charles (knee) is expected to be ready to...[+] play in September when the team begins the regular season.
• 2/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | A possibility for BenJarvus Green-Ellis?: New England Patriots impending free-agent RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis would be a good fit for the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs...[+] will likely be looking for a running back to pair with RB Jamaal Charles (knee), who is coming back from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Impending free-agent RB Thomas Jones likely won’t be brought back and while RB Jackie Battle likely could have a future in Kansas City, an upgrade may be needed.
• 2/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles, Tony Moeaki to be ready for training camp: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (knee) is expected to take part in offseason workouts after he missed the entire 2011 season...[+] with a knee injury. TE Tony Moeaki (knee) will also be available for workouts.
• 2/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles injury update : Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (knee) said via Twitter that he took part in a football workout for the first time Thursday,...[+] Feb. 2, since suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament. 'Cleats on again for the first time today ... felt weird but I'm gettin back into it,' Charles said.

• 1/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles expected to be ready for camp: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (knee) is expected to be ready for the start of training camp next season because he suffered...[+] his torn anterior cruciate ligament early in the season.

• 11/26 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Steelers Game Day 11 - @ Kansas City Chiefs: Well, that was a long time wasn’t it? It feels like forever since the Steelers have played football but that is what we get...
• 11/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Bears | Matt Forte contract talk update : Updating a previous item, the Chicago Bears' offer to RB Matt Forte was more lucrative than the five-year, $32.5 million deal...[+] the Kansas City Chiefs gave to RB Jamaal Charles. Forte rejected the offer.
• 11/2 FantasyDaddy.com: Mid-Season All Daddy Fantasy Football Team: As a Fantasy Football team owner you spend hours upon hours surfing the web for articles, you prepare for your draft and then...

• 10/3 The Hazean: Monday Morning Rehab: Steelers Dropping Like Flies Behind an Offensive LineThis is the excerpt of your first post template......

• 9/24 FantasyDaddy.com: Survival Football 2011: NFL Week 3: Week 1 pick: New England = SUCCESS Week 2 pick: Pittsburgh = SUCCESS Week 2 is in the books.  We learned in week 2 that the...
• 9/22 Arrowhead Addict: I Am Tired:  The ACL tear suffered by Jamaal Charles just finished tearing the heart out of the Chiefs for the 2011 season. Hearing the news,...
• 9/21 Sunday Morning Legend: Should I Pick-up Dexter McCluster or Thomas Jones to replace Jamaal Charles?: Lets face it, if you just lost Jamaal Charles for the season, your fantasy team is probably hurting and you are going to have...
• 9/20 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 2 Injury Report: Week 2 was not kind to fantasy owners with the number of high profile studs that came out of their Sunday battles with war wounds....
• 9/19 Arrowhead Addict: Lessons To Learn, Reasons To Watch: This one was a little easier for me.  Getting punched in the face is always easier when you see it coming.  Yes, I was surrounded...
• 9/15 The Hazean: Daily Haze: Pushing the Panic Button after Week 1: Few in this world are subject to over-reaction like the fantasy football owner. All the months preparing, reading, mock drafting...
• 9/14 FantasyDaddy.com: Free Fantasy Football Contest is Ready. See if you Can Beat Fantasy Daddy: Our friends at FanDuel are offering FantasyDaddy.com users the opportunity to try out FanDuel for free with the chance to win...
• 9/6 Sunday Morning Legend: Who Should You Pick in the First Round of the 2011 Fantasy Football Draft in PPR Leagues?: For anyone that read our rankings for standard leagues, this will be a bit repetitive as there will not be huge changes from standard...
• 9/6 Sunday Morning Legend: Who Should You Pick in the First Round of the 2011 Fantasy Football Draft?: The first pick in the draft, time to show what a genius you are, right? Actually, no. You can get cute and show what a genius...

• 8/26 Sunday Morning Legend: Who should you Take with the First Pick in the 2011 Fantasy Football Draft?: Quite frankly, this is one of those years I am glad I am not picking first in my favorite league.  Not only do you have the normal...
• 8/23 Sunday Morning Legend: What Players Could Be Due For A Slump? Check Last Year’s Breakout Performers.: The so-called Madden Curse… not to be confused with the old Campbell’s Soup Curse has become notorious in football circles....
• 8/17 Sunday Morning Legend: When Should You Draft a Fantasy Running Back v. Quarterback? Follow-up Quantitative Analysis.: Yesterday, I posted a basic analysis regarding the benefits of drafting QB’s in certain rounds.  Available here: When Should...
• 8/10 The Hazean: Daily Haze: Top 10 Fantasy Football Running Backs: Time to start busting out some rankings. My first draft of the summer is less than two weeks away and I have not even started...

• 5/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles played a little over half of snaps: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles was involved in only 53 percent of the team's offensive snaps this season. He carries the...[+] ball 230 times and was thrown to 45 times in the 587 plays he was involved in during the season.

• 4/13 Arrowhead Addict: Chiefs Physical Inventory: Chiefs fans, as you may recall, I work in the retail industry.  Right now we are in the midst of our physical inventory process...
• 4/11 Arrowhead Addict: The Other Side: We are passionate fans of the Kansas City Chiefs.  So much so that even though very few of us know each other, we meet on the...
• 4/7 Arrowhead Addict: Adam’s Seven-Round Chiefs’ Mock Draft: Arrowhead Addict is currently working on a Chiefs Ultimate Mock Draft, but that doesn’t mean the Draft Thursday Mock machine...
• 4/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Jamaal Charles to pursue track career?: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles said he might resume a career in track should the NFL lockout persist, according to the Beaumont...[+] Enterprise. Charles dominated the sport in high school, with the fastest 110 and 300 hurdle times in the nation his senior year. He was also was part of a record-setting 800-meter relay team as a sophomore.

• 3/7 Arrowhead Addict: Chiefs Will Tinker, But Don’t Expect An Overhaul: note: I’m writing this under the assumption that free agency will eventually happen. Maybe not the safest assumption,...
• 3/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Chiefs | Two players hoping to arrange workout if lockout: Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles and FS Eric Berry indicated that they will try to gather their teammates together for workouts...[+] this offseason if there is a lockout, reports Adam Teicher, of The Kansas City Star.
• 3/2 Arrowhead Addict: Out Of Office Reply: Fellow Addicts and Chiefs fans, I know that we are all tired of hearing about the labor negotiations, but with the impending lockout...

• 2/28 Arrowhead Addict: Chiefs To Unleash Thom Jones In 2011: Remember when the Chiefs signed Kendrell Bell?  I don’t think I’ll ever forget it.  It seemed like such a great...
• 2/22 Arrowhead Addict: The Case For Le’Ron McClain in Kansas City: As Kansas City Chiefs fans wait out this off season they pass the time by discussing what the team needs are and how they can...
• 2/15 Arrowhead Addict: A CBA For The Fans: Kansas City Chiefs fans, I know we’re not really supposed to be focusing on the Collective Bargaining Agreement, this source...
• 2/14 Arrowhead Addict: Hali Negotiations Reveal Much: On Friday, my esteemed colleague Mr. Jeremy Hanson esquire wrote that he didn’t want the Chiefs to break the bank for...
• 2/10 Arrowhead Addict: Chiefs Full Mock 1.0 Adam’s Choices: Now that the 2010 NFL Season has concluded, it is time to focus on the offseason.  Unfortunately, this offseason will be marred...
• 2/10 Arrowhead Addict: Chiefs Full Mock 1.0 Merlin’s Choices: This week on Draft Thursday, Adam and I are going to mock the Chiefs picks in a full seven round mock. I did this last year and...
• 2/9 Arrowhead Addict: Chiefs Continue To Get The Band Back Together: It is commonplace within any business to bring aboard your own people when you take a position, and it appears the Kansas City...
• 2/8 Arrowhead Addict: XLVI Reasons: Four weeks after the Kansas City Chiefs played their last game, the 2010 NFL season is finally, officially over. Super Bowl XLV*...
• 2/1 Arrowhead Addict: A Game IV The Ages: It’s Super Bowl week again, and with it comes the renewal of a tradition, now into its fifth decade, which we Kansas City Chiefs...

• 1/31 Arrowhead Addict: Big Matt’s Chiefs Chat: The 2010 I Was Wrong Awards:     We all want to believe we know what we’re talking about.  We want to trust our instincts, feel secure in our football...
• 1/25 Arrowhead Addict: The Quick Slant: A Mild Case Of Pro Bowl Fever?: It’s the end of January and the Kansas City Chiefs—six five of them!—are still playing. That is something to celebrate,...
• 1/24 Arrowhead Addict: Big Matt’s Chiefs Chat: Grading The Chiefs’ Coaches: This one is going to be tough.  I can’t recall ever ending a season more unsure of my coaching staff.  I don’t necessarily...

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