![]() ![]() Indeed, Marshall Faulk was one of the NFL’s. He’s going to need some strong voices on the selection committee arguing his case, but there is certainly a case to be made. The man to whom many football people compare Jamaal Charles was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011 as a first-ballot selection. Charles set an NFL record for backs with 5.4 yards per carry and was a two-time first-team All-Pro. The clock hasn’t started to send Charles to Canton just yet, but when it does don’t expect him to be a first-ballot guy. Jamaal Charles officially retired on Wednesday, signing a one-day contract with the Chiefs. If anything, he’s matched the production of some of those in the Hall of Fame with shorter careers, like Earl Campbell and Terrell Davis. If you look at his career statistics you’ll find that most of his greatness spanned just five seasons (2009-2010, 2012-2014), while the others were with abbreviated, mostly because of injuries. ![]() There have been plenty of arguments against Charles’ case because his career spans 11 seasons and others achieved similar career yardage in less time. ![]() Injury history and career length won’t hurt Charles’ argument. He has plenty of accolades as a four-time Pro Bowler and a two-time All-Pro, but he doesn’t have the glory of a Super Bowl or MVP season to ride on. The Chiefs’ lack of playoff success during Charles’ career hurts his case significantly. First of all, there’s a logjam of running backs waiting to get into the Hall of Fame. Charles has a lot working against him, though. He’s got more than Jim Brown, Joe Perry, Gale Sayers and Barry Sanders. Yards per carry is certainly a good argument for Charles. It just goes to show you exactly how dominant he was during his prime. Every time I touched the ball, I averaged six yards a carry basically.” “That tells you what type of player I was,” Charles said. Despite unproductive appearances in those two games, and a pedestrian 14 games the season prior for the Broncos, Charles is second to only Marion Motley in NFL career yards per carry with 5.4. Charles has yet to retire from the NFL, and he played two games in 2018 for the Jacksonville Jaguars. In an interview with TMZ Sports, Charles spoke about his career and whether or not he’d achieved enough to be considered for the Hall of Fame. Does former Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles belong in Canton among the NFL’s greats? He certainly thinks so. ![]()
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