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Charles capped the most productive year of his career with yet another award Saturday. Charles, the Chiefs’ 27-year-old star running back, won the 2013 Derrick Thomas Award as the team’s most valuable player, as voted on by his teammates.
Reported by the Kansas City Star
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As Star beat writer Terez A. Paylor notes, the award came as no surprise. That's even more true among those of us in Fantasy Nation. Charles led the Chiefs in rushing yards (1,287), receiving yards (693), yards from scrimmage (1,980) and total touchdowns (19) last season. It marked the fourth time in five years that Charles was chosen the team’s MVP, and he credited first-year HC Andy Reid for helping him get the most out of his abilities. “Having a coach like Andy Reid helping my career and invest in my career as a player and putting me in great position (helps),” said Charles. “I led the league in touchdowns, and. ... I never thought I could score as many touchdowns as I did last year.” Charles wasn’t sure how he could top what he did last year, but he insisted he’d try — and that there was plenty more where that came from. Charles went on to suggest he might have five more years left. “I’ll know when my time is up. I’m 27 years old. Probably when I’m 32, I’ll want to just look back and see what I’ve done so far," he said. “As long as I can continue to do those things in my five years, it would be amazing. I’d just look back and just call it quits.” Five more seasons as productive as he's been in recent years might be a reach, but to think he can't continue his roll through 2014 is not.
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