Charleston Hughes

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1983)}}

{{Infobox CFL biography

| name = Charleston Hughes

| image = 39, Charleston Hughes, Oct 6, 2021.jpg

| image_upright = 0.95

| caption = Hughes with the Toronto Argonauts in 2021

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|12|14}}

| birth_place = Saginaw, Michigan, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| team =

| number =

| status =

| import = yes

| position1 = Defensive end

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 246

| college = Northwood

| high_school = Saginaw High School

| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2008}}

| playing_team1 = Calgary Stampeders

| playing_years2 = {{NFL Year|2009}}

| playing_team2 = Philadelphia Eagles*

| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2009|2017}}

| playing_team3 = Calgary Stampeders

| playing_years4 = {{CFL Year|2018}}

| playing_team4 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats*

| playing_years5 = {{CFL Year|2018|2020}}

| playing_team5 = Saskatchewan Roughriders

| playing_years6 = {{CFL Year|2021}}

| playing_team6 = Toronto Argonauts

| playing_years7 = {{CFL Year|2022}}

| playing_team7 = Saskatchewan Roughriders

| career_footnotes = *Offseason and/or practice squad member only

| career_highlights =

2× Grey Cup champion (2008, 2014)
4× CFL sack leader ({{CFL Year|2013}}, {{CFL Year|2016}}, {{CFL Year|2018}}, {{CFL Year|2019}})
2× First-team All-GLIAC (2005–2006)
Second-team All-GLIAC (2003)

| CFLAllStar = {{CFL Year|2012}}, {{CFL Year|2013}}, {{CFL Year|2016}}, {{CFL Year|2017}}, {{CFL Year|2018}}, {{CFL Year|2019}}

| CFLWestAllStar = {{CFL Year|2010}}, {{CFL Year|2012}}, {{CFL Year|2013}}, {{CFL Year|2015}}, {{CFL Year|2016}}, {{CFL Year|2017}}, {{CFL Year|2018}}, {{CFL Year|2019}}

| awards = 2013 - Norm Fieldgate Trophy

| CFL = charleston-hughes/

|statlabel1=Games played

|statvalue1=202

|statlabel2=Defensive tackles

|statvalue2=526

|statlabel3=Sacks

|statvalue3=136

|statlabel4=Interceptions

|statvalue4=3

|statlabel5=Forced Fumbles

|statvalue5=33

}}

Charleston Hughes (born December 14, 1983) is an American professional football defensive end. He was signed by the Calgary Stampeders as a street free agent in 2008 and won two Grey Cup championships over his ten-year tenure with the club (in 2008 and 2014). He is a six-time CFL All-Star and eight-time division All-Star. He was also named the West Division's Most Outstanding Defensive Player in 2013. He played college football for Northwood. Hughes has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL, and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.

Professional career

=Calgary Stampeders (first stint)=

Hughes joined the Stamps for the 2008 CFL season. He played in 15 of the 18 regular season games and recorded a career high 66 tackles. The Stampeders won the 96th Grey Cup against the Montreal Alouettes on November 23, 2008.

=Philadelphia Eagles=

Following a successful rookie year in the CFL, Hughes joined the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League on January 27, 2009. He was released on September 1, 2009 before playing any regular season games.{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/h/hugh00950.html | title=Charleston Hughes NFL Transactions | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=15 August 2024}}

=Calgary Stampeders (second stint)=

He returned to the CFL midway through the 2009 CFL season. Hughes finished the 2012 season ranked second in sacks with 11, trailing only Keron Williams who had 12. Hughes led the CFL in sacks for the 2013 season with 18, one shy of the franchise record of 19 set by Harold Hallman in 1986. In 2016,for the second time in his career, Hughes finished the season with the most sacks, this time with 16.{{Cite news|url=http://www.themaineedge.com/sports/road-to-the-grey-cup-2016|title=Road to the Grey Cup 2016|last=Adams|first=Allen|access-date=2016-11-09}} For his efforts, he was named a CFL All-Star for the third time in his career and was his team's nominee for Most Outstanding Defensive Player award for a third time. Following the 2016 season Hughes and the Stamps agreed to a contract extension, keeping him with the club through the 2018 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2016/12/21/hughes-to-stay-with-stamps/|title=Hughes to stay with Stamps through 2018|date=2016-12-21|website=CFL.ca|access-date=2016-12-22}} Hughes had another productive season in 2017 accumulating 11 quarterback sacks, earning his fourth CFL All-Star award in the process. At the end of the 2017 season Hughes' 99 sacks tied him with Will Johnson for the most sacks in Stampeders franchise history.

=Saskatchewan Roughriders (first stint)=

File:39, Charleston Hughes, Sept 10, 2021.jpg

On February 2, 2018, Hughes was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in exchange for draft pick positioning.{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2018/02/02/ticats-land-hughes-trade-stamps/ |title=TiCats land Hughes in trade with Stamps |date=2018-02-02 |website=CFL.ca}} However, he was traded later that day to the Saskatchewan Roughriders for quarterback Vernon Adams Jr.{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/2018/02/02/ticats-flip-hughes-riders/ |title=TiCats flip Hughes to Riders |date=2018-02-02 | website=CFL.ca}} Hughes was charged with impaired driving on October 11, 2018, with a court date set for October 31, 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://leaderpost.com/sports/football/saskatchewan-roughriders-defensive-end-charleston-hughes-charged-with-impaired-driving-report|title=Saskatchewan Roughriders defensive end Charleston Hughes charged with impaired driving: report|date=2018-10-17|work=Regina Leader-Post|access-date=2018-10-19|language=en-US}} Following the incident the Riders suspended Hughes for the team's critical Week 19 match against the Calgary Stampeders and fined him with the maximum disciplinary fine allowed under the CBA.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2018/10/19/riders-hughes-fined-wont-play-week-19/|title=Riders' Hughes fined; won't play in Week 19 - CFL.ca|date=2018-10-19|work=CFL.ca|access-date=2018-10-19|language=en-US}} He finished the season having played in 17 games and contributing 35 tackles and 15 sacks. Hughes had an outstanding season with the Riders in 2019, and was named a CFL Top Performer for the months of July and September.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/top-performers/|title=Addison, Evans, Hughes named September Top Performers|website=CFL.ca|language=en|access-date=2019-10-02}} He did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season and, as a pending 2021 free agent, he was released by the Roughriders on February 3, 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.riderville.com/2021/02/03/riders-release-defensive-end-charleston-hughes/ |title=Riders release defensive end Charleston Hughes |publisher=Saskatchewan Roughriders |date=February 3, 2021}}

=Toronto Argonauts=

On February 4, 2021, Hughes signed with the Toronto Argonauts to a two-year contract.{{Cite web|url=https://www.argonauts.ca/2021/02/04/argos-sign-six-time-star-charleston-hughes/|title=Argos sign six-time All-Star Charleston Hughes|website=argonauts.ca|date=2021-02-04|access-date=2021-02-04}}{{cite web |url=https://3downnation.com/2021/12/27/toronto-argos-release-star-defensive-end-charleston-hughes/ |title=Toronto Argos release star defensive end Charleston Hughes |publisher=3DownNation |date=December 27, 2021}} He played in nine games where he had 18 defensive tackles and two sacks and was released on December 27, 2021.

=Saskatchewan Roughriders (second stint)=

On May 10, 2022, it was announced that Hughes had re-signed with the Roughriders.{{cite web |url=https://www.riderville.com/2022/05/10/charleston-hughes-is-back-in-green-and-white/ |title=Charleston Hughes is back in green and white |publisher=Saskatchewan Roughriders |date=May 10, 2022}} On February 14, 2023, Hughes became a free agent.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=March 21, 2023}}

Statistics

BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="0" width="65%" style="text-align:center"
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" \| ! rowspan="100" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="10" \| Defence
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Year ! Team ! {{Tooltip\|GP\|Games played}} ! {{Tooltip\|GS\|Games started}} ! {{Tooltip\|DT\|Defensive tackles}} ! {{Tooltip\|STT\|Special teams tackles}} ! {{Tooltip\|QS\|Quarterback sacks}} ! {{Tooltip\|PKD\|Pass knockdowns}} ! {{Tooltip\|Int\|Interceptions}} ! {{Tooltip\|FF\|Forced fumbles}} ! {{Tooltip\|FR\|Fumble recoveries}} ! {{Tooltip\|TD\|Touchdowns}}
ALIGN="center" \|2008 \|CGY \| 16	15	66	5	5	5	0	1	2	0
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2009 \|CGY \| 8	0	24	12	6	2	0	1	0	0
ALIGN="center" \|2010 \|CGY \| 15	12	35	8	7	3	0	2	0	0
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2011 \|CGY \| 16	16	40	6	7	4	1	2	1	1
ALIGN="center" \|2012 \|CGY \| 18	18	53	6	11	3	1	5	0	0
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2013 \|CGY \| 16	16	39	0	18	3	1	3	0	0
ALIGN="center" \|2014 \|CGY \| 11	11	28	1	8	3	0	3	0	0
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2015 \|CGY \| 15	15	39	0	10	2	0	2	1	0
ALIGN="center" \|2016 \|CGY \| 18	18	47	0	16	1	0	3	0	0
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2017 \|CGY \| 14	14	41	0	11	0	0	1	1	0
ALIGN="center" \|2018 \|SSK \| 17	17	35	0	15	4	0	3	2	1
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2019 \|SSK \| 17	17	50	0	16	0	0	4	2	1
ALIGN="center" \|2020 \|SSK \| colspan="10" \| Season cancelled
ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \|2021 \|TOR \| 9	9	18	1	2	3	0	0	1	0
ALIGN="center" \|2022 \|SSK \| 12	8	11	0	4	0	0	3	3	0
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" \| CFL totals ! 202 !! 186 !! 526 !! 39 !! 136 !! 33 !! 3 !! 33 !! 13 !! 3

{{cite web |url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-CFL-Guide.pdf |title=2021 CFL Guide |publisher=Canadian Football League |page=90 |access-date=September 6, 2021}}

References

External links

[https://www.riderville.com/players/charleston-hughes/139075/ Saskatchewan Roughriders bio]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20160701231626/http://www.stampeders.com/players/charleston-hughes/357314/ Calgary Stampeders bio]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20141115174558/http://chughes39.com/ Official website of Charleston Hughes]

Category:1983 births

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Category:American football linebackers

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Category:Toronto Argonauts players

Category:Canadian football defensive linemen

Category:Northwood Timberwolves football players

Category:Players of American football from Michigan

Category:Sportspeople from Saginaw, Michigan

Category:Saginaw High School alumni

Category:Players of Canadian football from Michigan

Category:Philadelphia Eagles players

Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players