The 2017 NFL draft continued on Friday night, with the second round getting started in Philadelphia. The Dallas Cowboys, picking 28th and 60th in the first and second rounds, selected defensive lineman Taco Charlton and cornerback Chidobe Awuzie, whose nickname is “Cheeto.” Yes, you’re reading that right — Dallas’s two rookies are nicknamed Taco and Cheeto, folks.
Cowboys rookies are nicknamed Taco and Cheeto, and this is not a drill
A combination like no other.
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Taco’s real first name is actually Vidauntae. He’s recently come around to actually liking tacos. As a child, he resisted the food associated with the nickname.
He got the nickname, “Taco,” as a young kid. And because all his friends thought that meant he loved tacos, he resisted, as kids do, and decided he wouldn’t like tacos.
His attitude changed in college.
“Now, I love tacos all the time,” Michigan senior defensive end Taco Charlton said Sunday. “Whether it’s Taco Bell or I go make my own tacos or whatever.”
Apparently his mother and grandmother thought that “Taco” was a good fit for him.
As far as Awuzie’s nickname goes, further research suggests that Awuzie’s nickname is actually “Chido” — but that’s OK, because Cheeto sounds exactly like Chido, and Cheetos and Tacos are delicious. In an interview with The Denver Post, fellow Colorado defensive back Tedric Thompson referred to his former teammate by Chido.
“My mom and grandma always told me that there’s going to be some people who are brought in your life for a reason,” said Thompson, a ball-hawking free safety. “I remember meeting Chido in 2013 and that’s been one of my best friends ever since, and Ahkello came a year later. We gel together so much.”
I really want some tacos and Cheetos now, thanks, Cowboys.
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