Chiefs head coach Andy Reid told reporters after Sunday’s win over the Panthers that DE Taco Charlton has a fracture in his lower leg and will be placed on Injured Reserve, per Ian Rapoport.
It’s worth mentioning that the NFL changed the rules regarding injured reserve for the 2020 season and players can return from the list in just three weeks.
Charlton, 26, is a former first-round pick of the Cowboys back in 2017. Dallas made the decision to waive him in September of last year and was claimed by Miami shortly after.
Charlton was entering the final year of his four-year, $10.02 million rookie contract and set to make a base salary of $1.83 million in 2020 when he was waived. The Chiefs later signed him to a contract this past May.
Entering today’s game, Charlton had appeared in six games for the Chiefs and recorded seven tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble.
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