Entering his tenth year with the Stampeders, Charleston Hughes hopes he will be able to finish his career with Calgary.

Although, for one of the CFL’s premiere pass rushers, one of the best at shedding offensive linemen, the thought of shedding the galloping horse from his shoulder had never really occurred.
“I don’t know if I could imagine myself with a different coloured jersey on,” said Hughes. “It might have been weird, considering Calgary is the only team I’ve ever played for.” ...

Despite his age, the 33-year-old would have fetched top dollar on the open market had he waited until February. His 16 sacks in 2016 were the second-highest of his career, while the defensive end position was a glaring weak spot in the league heading into an otherwise stout free agent crop.
But Hughes saw more value in a good situation in Calgary. The CFL sack leader in 2016 was quick to point out that John Hufnagel and Dave Dickenson and co. have built a program that consistently wins.
With the Stamps, Hughes has earned five division all-star nods, three CFL All-Star honours and two Grey Cup Championships.
“When you’re a player that’s a part of a winning program like that, where I feel like I’m part of the reason why we’re winning like that — obviously I’m doing something right for the team to want me to come back and for me to play my whole entire career there,” he said.
Hughes, who has 88 sacks over 133 games next to his name, is not only talented but remarkably consistent, reaching double-digit sacks in four of the last five years (in 2014 he recorded eight sacks in 11 games).
He’s 15th on the all-time sack list and second among active players (Alouettes defensive end John Bowman is eighth all-time with 112 sacks).
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