Charles' 28 carries have already surpassed his work last season (12), he's already more than tripled his rushing yards compared to last season (142 to to 40) and equaled the number of touchdowns he had last season. And most important for the Broncos is that Charles has shown the willingness and trust in his surgically-repaired knees to dig a foot in and make the kind of cuts in traffic that put him in four Pro Bowls in his nine seasons with the Chiefs.
He's played 21, 20 and 21 snaps in the Broncos' three games, respectively, and finished with 40, 46 and 56 yards rushing in those games. Charles sees it as building momentum for more.
The Broncos will have some choices to make about the division of labor in the run game when Booker is ready to play, which is expected to be fairly soon. But Charles said he's ready for whatever the plan is and has left concerns over his knees in the past.
"I just believe if something is going to happen it's going to happen," Charles said. "This is important to me ... I want to help us get to where we want to go and I always felt like I could get back to this point."
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