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The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to a one-year deal with defensive lineman Taco Charlton, according to friend-of-the-site Terez Paylor of Yahoo! Sports.
The Chiefs have agreed to a 1-year deal with DL Taco Charlton, a source tells Yahoo Sports.
— Terez A. Paylor (@TerezPaylor) May 2, 2020
Charlton, 25, entered the league as the Dallas Cowboys’ first-round pick at No. 28 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft. Charlton, who stands at 6 feet 6 and 270 pounds, registered seven starts in 2018 before suffering a shoulder injury. The Cowboys waived Charlton just two weeks into the 2019 regular season after back-to-back healthy scratches prompted him to tweet “Free me” from his official Twitter account.
The defensive lineman landed with the Dolphins in Miami. Charlton played in 10 games with five starts for the Dolphins, compiling 21 tackles (14 solo), five sacks and two forced fumbles. He was a healthy scratch for three of the Dolphins’ last four games of the season.
New #Chiefs Signing
— PFF KC Chiefs (@PFF_Chiefs) May 2, 2020
ED Taco Charlton
• 28th Overall Pick in the 2017 Draft
Career Grades
• 2017: 61.3
• 2018: 64.3
• 2019: 51.7
• 57 Pressures and 9 Sacks in 691 Pass-Rushing Snaps
• 73.1 Tackling Grade in 2019https://t.co/MwJHzSB3OP#ChiefsKingdom
The Dolphins waived him on Thursday, and he cleared waivers Friday, opening the door for the Chiefs to sign him. Charlton could provide depth for the Chiefs along the defensive line.
He enters a suddenly deep defensive end room that includes Frank Clark, Alex Okafor, Tanoh Kpassagnon, Breeland Speaks, fifth-rounder Mike Danna, among others.
Charlton has played in 37 career games (12 starts), totaling 67 tackles (42 solo), nine sacks, two passes defensed, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.