KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Chris Jones' position change plus the development of some younger players made Taco Charlton expendable and the Kansas City Chiefs released the veteran defensive end on Monday. The Chiefs are down to the NFL limit of 80 players.
"Taco is going to play in the league,'' coach Andy Reid said. "He's too good of a player not to. It just didn't work out in this case.
"The way these cuts are set up, it's a little different than in years past. You have to make these decisions (earlier). That obviously was a tough decision.