The Dallas Cowboys parted ways with former first-round selection Taco Charlton on Tuesday. It appears that the Houston Texans were attempting to land the pass rusher. Charlton was in the third year of his rookie deal after appearing in 27 regular-season games in that stretch.

Charlton was not a fit for the Cowboys only producing 4.0 sacks, eight tackles for loss, and 46 total tackles during that stretch.

According to Bryan Broaddus writer at Dallas Cowboys.com, the Texans have been working since training camp to land Charlton on their roster.

“The Houston Texans were the team that I heard some strong back and forth with and the Cowboys had a player in mind that they wanted,” Broaddus said in a periscope update on Somos Cowboys. “They were interested in moving Taco, and it was a little bit back and forth there. Then the Texans said, “No, we don’t want to do that.” So they got out of the deal.”

According to a source close to the situation, the Cowboys were attempting to pry safety A.J. Moore away from the Texans. The Texans were not willing to part ways with the safety they have high hopes for.

The Texans were looking for pass-rushing during training camp with the absence of Jadeveon Clowney but were able to find Jacob Martin and Barkevious Mingo in the trade with Seattle.

The deal fell through but with Charlton now on the waiver wire. The Texans have an opportunity to claim the third-year player and his contract if they choose to. Then it will be a waiting game if other teams in front of the Texans in the waiver order put claims on Charlton.

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