The Dallas Cowboys are still keeping the door open for a trade partner for Taco Charlton, but if no one emerges, they plan on moving on from him, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media.
The #Cowboys are still keeping the door open for a possible trade of former first-round pass-rusher Taco Charlton, but if nothing comes to fruition, they plan to move on from him, sources tell @SlaterNFL and me. With Robert Quinn back on the roster, Taco is likely out.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 18, 2019
This report comes only a day after Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said they hadn't given up on Charlton and they still felt like he could grow in the league. Since coming into the league, Charlton has been nothing but a disappointment, and a big reason is that he hasn't improved as much as the team needs him to.
Charlton has been a healthy scratch each of the first two weeks, and if the team doesn't release him, it looks like that will be the case again when the Cowboys play the Miami Dolphins.
“He's got a lot of things going for him,” Jones said via the Dallas News.
“He's got great technique relative to what he does well,” Jones said. “Everybody wants him to get more techniques. He'll get more of that. He's got length. He's a guy that from the outside can be real effective for you. He doesn't quite have the position flex, go inside like you might like, so you could have some options there. But overall, Taco can step out there and play winning football for us and may be just early on in his career. So, I'm not in any way dismissing Taco.”
It's unclear if there are any teams interested in Charlton, but if there is the Cowboys will try to get at least something in return for him.