Charles Nelson (wide receiver)

Charles Nelson
No. 4
Nelson with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2021
Born: (1995-10-28) October 28, 1995 (age 29)
Daytona Beach, Florida, U.S.
Career information
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)WR, RS
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight169 lb (77 kg)
CollegeOregon
High schoolSeabreeze (FL)
Career history
As player
2018–2021Winnipeg Blue Bombers
2022Edmonton Elks
Career highlights and awards
Career stats
Return yards1,109

Charles Nelson (born October 28, 1995) is an American former professional football wide receiver and return specialist. He played college football at Oregon, where he earned all-conference honors as a return specialist in 2014 and 2015.[1][2]

College career

At Oregon, Nelson was one of the program's most versatile players, splitting time at wide receiver, cornerback, and returning kicks and punts.[3][4]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2018 NFL draft, Nelson had tryouts with the Kansas City Chiefs and Indianapolis Colts but did not sign with them.[5]

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Nelson signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers as a free agent on May 25, 2018, and retired a week later. He returned to the Blue Bombers in September, joining their practice roster for five games before playing in the season finale against Edmonton. Nelson played in four games in 2019 before suffering a season-ending foot injury. He still earned his first Grey Cup when Winnipeg won the 107th Grey Cup.[6]

Nelson signed a two-year contract extension with the Blue Bombers in 2021.[7] Nelson was moved to the practice roster, and eventually released at the end of the season.

Edmonton Elks

On February 5, 2022, the Edmonton Elks announced the signing of Nelson.[8] He was released on August 16, 2022.[9]

References

  1. ^ "2014 Pac-12 football All-Conference team announced". Pac-12. Archived from the original on December 3, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "2015 Pac-12 football all-Conference team announced". Pac-12. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "It's competition that gets Oregon's Charles Nelson cooking". USA Today. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Oregon's Charles Nelson owes himself, and the world, a pick-six". NBC Sports. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Big things could come from small package". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "'Expect great things' from Nelson". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "Blue Bombers re-sign pending free agent receiver/returner Charles Nelson". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. January 23, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "Transaction | Elks extend Walker". Edmonton Elks. February 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "Edmonton Elks Transactions". Footballdb.com. Retrieved August 14, 2024.