Teair Tart

Teair Tart (born February 28, 1997) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at ASA College, Ellsworth Community College, and Florida International University. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans in 2020.

College career Tart began his collegiate career at ASA College in New York City, where he recorded five sacks in six games before leaving the team after his older brother was killed in a motorcycle accident. Tart briefly enrolled at Valley Forge Military Academy, but transferred to East Mississippi Community College midway through his first semester there. He received an offer from Alabama, which was withdrawn after he was cut from East Mississippi's football team shortly before the beginning of the season. Tart then enrolled at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa and played in two games before a knee injury ended his season. Tart committed to transfer to FIU for the final two seasons of his NCAA eligibility.

In his first season with the FIU Panthers, Tart had 19 tackles, seven tackles for loss, and four sacks with a forced fumble and pass broken up. He recorded 32 tackles, with 12 tackles for loss, with two sacks and a forced fumble.

Professional career

Tennessee Titans Tart was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on April 25, 2020. Tart was waived on September 5, 2020, during final roster cuts and was signed to the team's practice squad the following day. Tart was signed to the Titans' active roster on November 7, 2020. On December 7, 2020, he was suspended one game for violations of unnecessary roughness and unsportsmanlike conduct rules after stepping on Cleveland Browns player Wyatt Teller in Week 13. He was reinstated from suspension on December 15, 2020. He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on January 3, 2021, and activated on January 18.

On March 9, 2022, the Titans re-signed Tart to a one-year deal.

Entering the 2023 offseason as a restricted free agent, the Titans placed a second round tender on Tart on March 15, 2023.

On December 16, 2023, Tart was released.

Houston Texans On December 18, 2023, Tart was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans.

Miami Dolphins On April 8, 2024, Tart signed with the Miami Dolphins. He was released on August 13.

Los Angeles Chargers On August 15, 2024, Tart signed with the Los Angeles Chargers. He played in all 17 games with no starts as a rotational defensive tackle in 2024.

Tart re-signed with the team on March 18, 2025. After a strong 2025 season where he started all 17 games, Tart signed a three-year, $37.5 million contract extension with the Chargers on January 26, 2026.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2020 TEN 7 1 5 2 3 0.0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2021 TEN 11 10 16 10 6 0.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022 TEN 16 16 34 20 14 1.5 5 1 0 0.0 0 0 6 0 0 1 1 0 2023 TEN 11 9 21 15 6 1.0 8 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HOU 2 0 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 LAC 17 0 29 15 14 1.0 5 1 4 4.0 4 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2025 LAC 17 17 32 22 10 0.0 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0Career 81 53 140 86 54 3.5 25 2 4 2.0 4 0 13 2 1 3 1 0

Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD FF Fum FR Yds TD 2024 LAC 1 0 3 2 1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 LAC 1 1 4 3 1 1.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Career 2 1 7 5 2 1.0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0