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Jamaal RaShaad Jones Charles (born December 27, 1986) is an American football running back for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Texas, and was drafted by the Chiefs in the third round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Charles' first year as a Chief was hardly in the spotlight; as a backup to halfback Larry Johnson, Charles rushed only 67 times for 357 yards. His breakout season came the following year. In his second year, Charles rushed 190 times for 1,120 yards, despite only starting 10 games after running back Larry Johnson was suspended. Shortly thereafter, Johnson was released, leaving Charles as Kansas City's starting halfback. He is currently the NFL's all-time leader in career yards-per-carry average among running backs with 5.5 YPC. ==Early years== Charles has reported being diagnosed with a learning disability as a child, having difficulty reading, and being mocked and teased. In 2015 he shared his experience including being invited to participate in the Special Olympics: "They said I would never go anywhere. But I learned I can fly. When I was 10 years I had the chance to compete in the Special Olympics. The Special Olympics gave me my first chance to discover a talent I did not know I had."〔http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/07/jamaal-charles-gives-heartwarming-speech-about-his-own-disability-at-the-special-olympics〕 In his junior year, Charles ran for 2,051 yards and 25 touchdowns while leading Memorial High School of Port Arthur, Texas to the 5A Division II quarterfinals. He was named first team all-state by the Texas Sports Writers Association and second team all-state by the Associated Press. Charles followed up his stellar junior season by rushing for 2,056 yards and 25 touchdowns his senior year. The Associated Press named him to their first team all-state squad and he was declared the ''Houston Chronicle'' area offensive MVP. Charles was also named to the 2005 ''Parade'' All-America Football Team〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=PARADE Magazine All-America Teams, Football 2005 )〕 and was the District 22-5A Player of the Year both his junior and senior year. Charles participated in the 2005 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. He is a two-time recipient of the Willie Ray Smith Award, which is given to the southeast Texas offensive MVP. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jamaal Charles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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