The Denver Broncos plan to place fullback Andy Janovich (elbow) on injured reserve, ending his season. To fill Janovich’s spot on the 53-man roster, Denver plans to bring back a familiar face.
The Broncos will sign tight end/fullback Orson Charles, according to The Denver Post’s Ryan O’Halloran. Charles (6-3, 257 pounds) had a brief stint in Denver this summer but failed to make the team’s 53-man roster.
The 28-year-old Charles entered the league as a fourth-round pick out of Georgia with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2012. He went on to spend time with the New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns from 2012-2018.
Charles has caught 14 passes for 185 yards in his career. He is a similar player to Andrew Beck, who filled in for an injured Janovich at the beginning of the season. It remains to be seen which one of Charles or Beck will serve as the team’s fullback in the next six games. One of them will likely be used primarily as a tight end.
Charles was selected by the DC Defenders in the sixth round of the XFL draft for the 2020 season. If Charles is not re-signed by the Broncos at the end of the year, the Defenders will likely still own his XFL rights.
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