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Saints' Taco Charlton: Headed to New Orleans
Taco Charlton signed a contract with the Sants on Monday, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.Charlton is coming off a season playing for a fourth different team in five years, finishing with 18 tackles, 0.5 sacks and one pass defensed over 11 games for the Steelers. He'll look to add depth at defensive end for the New Orleans Saints in 2022.
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Steelers' Taco Charlton: Filling in for T.J. Watt
Taco Charlton is expected to replace the injured T.J. Watt (hip) as a starter on the edge during Sunday's game against the Chargers, Chris Adamski of TribLive.com reports.Since being signed off the practice squad Nov. 3, Charlton has appeared in each of the past three games for the Pittsburgh Steelers, filling a rotational role on defense while logging six tackles. Expect Charlton to get a steady bump in field time Sunday in place of Watt after he played no more than 34 percent of the Steelers' defensive snaps in any of his prior three contests.
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Taco Charlton: Done in KC
Taco Charlton was released by the Chiefs on Monday.Charlton's 2020 campaign was cut short by a leg injury, and it evidently sapped some of his skills. The Cowboys' 2017 first-round pick has a chance to latch on with another team given his ability to get to the quarterback when he's on his game.
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Chiefs' Taco Charlton: Re-signs with KC
Taco Charlton (leg) re-signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on a one-year contract Tuesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.Charlton played decently in a rotational role prior to suffering a season-ending leg injury in Week 8, notching a pair of sacks and seven tackles. He'll hope to heal up in time for training camp and will likely work as a pass-rush specialist for the Chiefs once again.
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Chiefs' Taco Charlton: Officially lands on IR
The Kansas City Chiefs placed Taco Charlton (lower leg) on injured reserve Saturday.Charlton underwent successful surgery on his fractured right leg earlier this season. Coach Andy Reid has eluded providing a definitive timeline for Charlton, but it seems unlikely that the 26-year-old defensive end returns this year.
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Chiefs' Taco Charlton: Undergoes surgery
Taco Charlton underwent surgery on his fractured right leg earlier this week, Nate Taylor of The Athletic reports.Taylor references an Instagram post from Charlton's own account. Charlton remains out indefinitely.
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Chiefs' Taco Charlton: Faces extended absence
Taco Charlton fractured his right leg during Sunday's win over the Panthers, Nate Taylor of The Athletic reports.Charlton's going to miss substantial time as he recovers from the injury he picked up in the first quarter. The Kansas City Chiefs are expected to place him on injured reserve this week, and coach Andy Reid should reveal a more definitive timeline soon. Alex Okafor (hamstring) can return from IR following the Week 10 bye, providing dependable depth behind starting defensive ends Frank Clark and Tanoh Kpassagnon.
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Chiefs' Taco Charlton: Forced out of Week 9
Taco Charlton (ankle) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Panthers.Charlton appeared to get rolled up on his ankle while attempting to make a tackle in the first quarter and needed to be helped off the field. With Charlton sidelined, Mike Danna is the only healthy depth defensive end active for the game.
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Chiefs' Taco Charlton: Back to full speed
Taco Charlton (knee) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice.Charlton didn't practice at all last week and predictably didn't play against the Broncos on Sunday, but it appears he's been cleared heading into a Week 8 matchup against the Jets. Charlton hasn't played more than 30 percent of the defensive snaps in any given game, but he's still managed to produce two sacks so far. He's slated to continue working in a situational role moving forward.
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Chiefs' Taco Charlton: Out with knee injury
Taco Charlton has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Broncos with a knee injury.The 25-year-old was unable to practice this week and won't be available for Week 7. Charlton has two sacks in five games and hasn't played more than 27 percent of defensive snaps, so it shouldn't be a major absence for Kansas City.