There were once high hopes for former Michigan Wolverines standout Taco Charlton after being selected in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft, but he has yet again failed to stick around with another NFL team.
Charlton was released by the Chicago Bears on Wednesday, and they have claimed cornerback Michael Ojemudia off waivers in a corresponding move.
We have claimed Michael Ojemudia off waivers and waived Taco Charlton.@Hyundai | #DaBearshttps://t.co/esPaPxuB8b
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) December 28, 2022
Charlton has failed to make much of an impact at the NFL level since entering the league, with his longest stint with one team coming with the Dallas Cowboys, who proceeded to release him just two years after spending a first-round selection on him.
Since then, he has failed to stick with any organization for more than one year, spending failed stints with the Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs, Pittsburgh Steelers, and has now fallen out of favor in Chicago.
Now the formerly promising young player is 28 years old and will have to look to find yet another home in the NFL for the sixth time in his career.
Considering Charlton was taken over the likes of Steelers star pass rusher T.J. Watt in the same draft class by Dallas, it appears to be pretty safe to say that he is one of the biggest draft busts in recent memory for the Cowboys.
Over the course of his six-year NFL career, Charlton has only racked up 11.5 sacks in 60 career games played, and it may be nearing the end of the line for him in the NFL moving forward.
