FRISCO, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys have released former first-round pick Taco Charlton.
With the roster exemption for Robert Quinn's return expiring Wednesday, the Cowboys opted to cut ties with Charlton, despite being on the hook for more than $1.8 million in guaranteed base salary over the next two years.
On Monday, Charlton posted -- and then deleted -- "Free me" on Twitter. He then tweeted, "Trust me the last thing I want to do is have to go to social media to get what I want so I can play football again.