Jeff Charleston

Jeffrey David Charleston (born January 19, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football for the Idaho State Bengals.

Charleston was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Charleston was part of the Super Bowl champion Saints during the 2009–2010 season.

Early life Charleston attended Central High School in Independence, Oregon. He lettered three years in football and basketball and was first-team all-Oregon pick at tight end and second-team all-state at linebacker.

College career Charleston played for three seasons at Division II Western Oregon. He was a two-time All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference pick; as a sophomore, he led the team in sacks (4.5), tackles for losses (10.5) and FR (4) and ranked 3rd on team with 69 tackles. He then decided to transfer to Idaho State University for both athletic and academic reasons.

Indianapolis Colts Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by Houston on May 4, 2006, he was waived on September 1, 2006. The Colts signed him on January 4, 2007. In 2007, he started three of 13 games at RDE (starting the final three games for injured DE-Robert Mathis) and totaled 42 tackles, 22 solo, one sack, four pressures, one FF and two passes batted. The Colts waived him in August 2008.

New Orleans Saints Charleston was signed by the Saints for the 2008 season. He played in 10 games in 2008.

Minnesota Vikings On June 28, 2012, Charleston was signed by the Minnesota Vikings. On August 31, as the Vikings reduced their roster down to league maximum of 53 players, he was released.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed him on September 26, 2012. On October 2, 2012, he was released.

Personal life Charleston married Reagan (née Tucker) in 2012. They appeared together on Southern Charm New Orleans. In May 2018, the couple announced they were separating and they divorced later that year.

In October 2019, Charleston married his girlfriend Maddie.