kkuenn 3,598 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 DE Taco Charlton among veterans cut by Kansas City Chiefs as team reaches 80-player limit 12:12 PM MT Adam TeicherESPN Staff Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Chris Jones' position change plus the development of some younger players made Taco Charlton expendable and the Kansas City Chiefs released the veteran defensive end on Monday. The Chiefs are down to the NFL limit of 80 players. "Taco is going to play in the league,'' coach Andy Reid said. "He's too good of a player not to. It just didn't work out in this case. "The way these cuts are set up, it's a little different than in years past. You have to make these decisions [earlier]. That obviously was a tough decision. I'm hoping he hooks on with somebody or eventually comes back here'' Jones is playing mostly at defensive end after switching from tackle and has two sacks in two preseason games. The Chiefs are also pleased with the progress of ends Mike Danna and Tim Ward. Charlton joined the Chiefs last season after two seasons with the Dallas Cowboys and one with the Miami Dolphins. He played in seven games as a backup with two sacks before a broken ankle ended his season prematurely. Charlton, the Cowboys' first-round draft pick in 2017, had nine sacks in three NFL seasons before joining the Chiefs. The Chiefs also cut two veterans, safety Will Parks and offensive lineman Bryan Witzmann, and younger players in quarterback Anthony Gordon and linebacker Riley Cole. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32072740/de-taco-charlton-cut-kansas-city-chiefs-team-reaches-80-player-limit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West 6,713 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 no Taco this Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azchief21 5,278 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 20 minutes ago, West said: no Taco this Tuesday. or Wednesday or........ West 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes4six! 968 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Apparently Reid said that the younger guys played better. Nice change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamardirts 2,114 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Glad they gave these guys a chance to catch on elsewhere. The Chiefs really are a classy organization! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFCWEST 1,238 Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Holmes4six! said: Apparently Reid said that the younger guys played better. Nice change. Isnt that age discrimination? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranjisMcbasketball 780 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Not sure what to think about this, taco was our best pass rusher last year before the injury. I do like tim ward and danna a lot though. Just 1 more year of frank clark to endure guys… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefThunder 153 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Man I was hoping we let go of Okafor instead of Taco...but I guess we need his veteran presence in the locker room for the young bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetlord 10,209 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 45 minutes ago, CranjisMcbasketball said: Not sure what to think about this, taco was our best pass rusher last year before the injury. I do like tim ward and danna a lot though. Just 1 more year of frank clark to endure guys… Chiefs have had enough of "best" players who couldn't stay healthy. If Taco recovers, he may be resigned. Until then, Let Dana play and train up Kaindoh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sith13 1,746 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Had high hopes for Taco this year but looks like he couldn't bounce back from the injury or the youngsters simply were better. Danna showed some nice upside last year, they might be considering him for a bigger role. Lamardirts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handswarmer 645 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Taco Charlton is a bust as a 1st round pick Good luck in Insurance sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balto 723 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Handswarmer said: Taco Charlton is a bust as a 1st round pick Good luck in Insurance sales. Man it would of been sooooo much better to cut him today! Lolol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balto 723 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 9 hours ago, sith13 said: Had high hopes for Taco this year but looks like he couldn't bounce back from the injury or the youngsters simply were better. Danna showed some nice upside last year, they might be considering him for a bigger role. At the last preseason game he spent a lot of time on the bike. I do wonder if he still has some issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sith13 1,746 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 56 minutes ago, Balto said: At the last preseason game he spent a lot of time on the bike. I do wonder if he still has some issues. Could be, media never really gave much info about his injury status as he was never established as a high profile player. I'm hoping the youngsters showed much more than Taco did to begin last season but lingering injury could always be the primary reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetlord 10,209 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 2 hours ago, sith13 said: Could be, media never really gave much info about his injury status as he was never established as a high profile player. I'm hoping the youngsters showed much more than Taco did to begin last season but lingering injury could always be the primary reason. Based on Taca's performance last season when healthy, I had high hopes for him. If he doesn't hook up with another team and the Chiefs get someone banged up during the season, he'll be a high probability recall. sith13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranjisMcbasketball 780 Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 16 hours ago, jetlord said: Chiefs have had enough of "best" players who couldn't stay healthy. If Taco recovers, he may be resigned. Until then, Let Dana play and train up Kaindoh. Taco was very cheap, and had lots of upside. This isn’t an eric berry, sammy watkins, or justin Houston scenerio. Its ok to take a flyer on a guy making a mil a year or something. anywho, this wont be the reason we lose or win a superbowl either way. It probably came down to a decision between taco and kaindoh and im fine with kaindoh being the choice. i would have been tempted to cut okafor, but okafor when healthy actually wasn’t bad either, just slightly preferred taco Lamardirts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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