![]() “I’m not even worrying about it,” Charles said of reinjuring his knee. His health, Charles insists, isn’t a concern. The 30-year-old was limited to mostly individual drills at the start of training camp and did not play in the Broncos’ first two preseason games. “The Comeback,” as Charles deemed his new start in Denver, has progressed slowly by design. After nine years with the AFC West rival Chiefs, Charles was eager to prove his struggles of the past two seasons - he played in a total of only eight games in that stretch because of knee injuries - wouldn’t mark the end of his career. The Broncos signed Charles in May to a one-year deal that could pay as much as $3.75 million with incentives. He won’t play in the final preseason game, against Arizona on Thursday. His snaps against Green Bay in Denver’s third preseason game will be the only live action for Charles before next Saturday’s roster deadline, when the Broncos and the rest of the teams in the NFL must cut from 90 players down to 53. I’m just going out there to just do what I always do and let talent speak for itself.” “I’m just going out there and playing ball. “Every time I step on the field, it’s an opportunity to show people what I can do for me in the present and now in the future,” Charles said. They might be the only chances he has to prove he can provide the Broncos with the big-play ability he once used to burn them. Now, as he prepares to play Saturday night in the stadium where he ran wild more than seven years ago, Charles isn’t likely to offer up any of his touches to others while making his debut in a Denver uniform. It was a coming-out party in near-freezing weather that knocked the Broncos out of the playoffs and previewed a stellar stretch to come for a tailback who has five 1,000-yard rushing seasons. ![]() It was midway through the fourth quarter, and Charles already had rushed for a franchise-record 259 yards and two touchdowns for Kansas City during the final game of the 2009 regular season. ENGLEWOOD - When Jamaal Charles reached the sideline at Sports Authority Field at Mile High after the biggest run on his career day, he found his head coach, Todd Haley, and told him to give other running backs the chance to finish the game.
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