Steelers Positioned to Sign Former First-Round Defensive End: REPORT

In the wake of the season-ending injury to defensive end Tyson Alualu, the Pittsburgh Steelers are positioned to sign former first-round defensive end Taco Charlton.

According to a source of NFL Network’s Aditi Kinkhabwala, the Steelers will sign Charlton to their practice squad pending a passed physical.

Pass rusher Taco Charlton is currently in Pittsburgh, undergoing a physical. If all goes well, a person involved in the process tells me the #Steelers will sign him to their practice squad.

— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) September 21, 2021

Charlton was a first-round draft pick by the Dallas Cowboys in 2017.