Teair Tart fined for aggression against Travis Kelce
Los Angeles Chargers defensive tackle Teair Tart has been fined by the NFL for hitting Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce during the Chargers’ 27-21 Week 1 victory in Sao Paulo, Brazil. According to sources, the fine for this first offense is $12,172. The NFL announces the fines on Saturday afternoons. After a play in the third quarter, Kelce shoved Tart, who responded by hitting Kelce’s helmet, resulting in a 15-yard penalty for unnecessary roughness. Rules analyst Terry McAulay explained that Tart was not ejected because the contact was with an open hand, which is not grounds for disqualification. A closed fist, or a punch, would have resulted in Tart’s ejection. Tart signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract with the Chargers in the offseason, and the team paid him a $2 million bonus before preseason activities. Tart also receives a $58,000 bonus, in addition to his guaranteed salary, for each regular season game in which he is active.In response to the incident, Tart posted on Instagram an apparent indirect message towards Kelce and his new fiancée, singer Taylor Swift. Tart posted a photo collage, including a video with a scene from a movie where a man hits another with hands covered in white powder. Tart’s caption read: “I’m too swift with that, even in Brazil.”I don’t understand that rule. I don’t know what their decision was regarding it. They definitely hit him in the head pretty hard, whether with an open or closed hand.
Andy Reid, Kansas City coach
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