published Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Orson leaving UGA for NFL draft

Orson Charles
Orson Charles
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Georgia junior tight end Orson Charles announced Wednesday that he will forgo his senior season in Athens and enter the NFL draft.

Charles had 45 receptions for 574 yards and five touchdowns this past season and was a finalist for the John Mackey Award, which is given annually to college football’s top tight end. The 6-foot-3, 241-pounder from Tampa was an All-SEC selection and was tabbed All-American by the Walter Camp Foundation and American Football Coaches Association.

For more information, read Thursday’s Times Free Press

about David Paschall...

David Paschall is a sports writer for the Times Free Press. He started at the Chattanooga Free Press in 1990 and was part of the Times Free Press when the paper started in 1999. David covers University of Georgia football, as well as SEC football recruiting, SEC basketball, Chattanooga Lookouts baseball and other sports stories. He is a Chattanooga native and graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received numerous honors for ...

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