Career
He recently played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was originally signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2007 before signing with the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2008. He played college football at Colorado.
He was traded to Edmonton in 2011.
Saskatchewan Roughriders
Hugh Charles appeared in only one game with the Roughriders, rushing for 86 yards on 13 carries. Edmonton Eskimos
Foreign the remainder of the 2011 season Charles only played in 2 games with the Eskimos.
The 2012 Canadian Football League season was a breakout year for Charles. Charles played in 16 games of the 18 game regular season.
He received 170 carries for 887 yards, with 6 rushing touchdowns.
He added 32 pass receptions for 522 yards and 2 receiving touchdowns. On October 12, 2012 he also completed his first pass attempt, for 14 yards. Charles played in 15 games in the 2013 Canadian Football League season: He missed a few games because of an injured hamstring.
Charles received less rushing attempts in 2013 than he had in 2012, down to 112 for the season.
He gained 605 yards on the ground with those carries and recorded 3 rushing touchdowns. Following the season Hugh Charles was re-signed by Edmonton through the 2015 Canadian Football League season.
On June 21, 2014, just after the close of the Canadian Football League preseason, Charles was one of the final cuts for the Eskimos. Calgary Stampeders
Charles was signed by Calgary on July 28, 2014.
