Charles Nelson (wide receiver)

Charles Nelson (born October 28, 1995) is a gridiron football wide receiver and return specialist for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL. He played college football at Oregon, where he earned all-conference honors as a return specialist in 2014 and 2015.[1][2]

Charles Nelson
No. 6     Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Nelson during a Blue Bombers game in 2021.
Born: (1995-10-28) October 28, 1995
Daytona Beach, Florida
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)WR/RS
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight174 lb (79 kg)
CollegeOregon
High schoolSeabreeze (FL)
Career history
As player
2018–presentWinnipeg Blue Bombers
Career highlights and awards
Career stats
Receptions4
Receiving yards39
Return yards563

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]

References
  1. "2014 Pac-12 football All-Conference team announced". Pac-12. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. "2015 Pac-12 football all-Conference team announced". Pac-12. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. "It's competition that gets Oregon's Charles Nelson cooking". USA Today. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. "Oregon's Charles Nelson owes himself, and the world, a pick-six". NBC Sports. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  5. "Big things could come from small package". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  6. "'Expect great things' from Nelson". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  7. "Blue Bombers re-sign pending free agent receiver/returner Charles Nelson". Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
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