Teair Tart

Teair Tart (born February 28, 1997) is an American football nose tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for FIU.

Teair Tart
No. 93 – Tennessee Titans
Position:Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1997-02-28) February 28, 1997
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:304 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:West Philadelphia
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College:FIU
Undrafted:2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2020
Total tackles:2
Sacks:0.0
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Player stats at NFL.com

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 He received an offer from Alabama, which was withdrawn after he was cut from East Mississippi's football team shortly before the beginning of the season.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 Kansas and played in two games before suffering a season-ending knee injury. Tart committed to transfer to FIU for the final two seasons of his NCAA eligibility.[1]

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 a team-high 12 tackles for loss, with two sacks and a forced fumble.[2]

Professional career

Tart was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on April 25, 2020.[3] Tart was waived on September 5, 2020, during final roster cuts and was signed to the team's practice squad the following day.[4][5] Tart was signed to the Titans' active roster on November 7, 2020.[6] 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.[7] He was reinstated from suspension on December 15, 2020.[8]

References
  1. Villa, Walter (August 15, 2019). "He was playing the wrong sport, but now this 6-2, 280-pound tackle is at home with FIU". Miami Herald. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  2. "Former FIU defensive tackle hoping to be drafted by the NFL". Miami Herald. April 20, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  3. Moraitis, Mike (April 25, 2020). "Tracking the Titans' 2020 undrafted free agent signings". Titans Wire. USA Today. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  4. Walker, Teresa (September 5, 2020). "Titans waive 27 players to trim active roster to 53". Fox17.com. Associated Press. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  5. "Titans practice squad: quarterback Trevor Siemian among those sticking in Nashville". The Tennessean. September 6, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  6. Boclair, David (November 7, 2020). "Titans Sign Punter, Make a Flurry of Other Moves". SI.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  7. "NFL suspends Tennessee Titans DE Teair Tart, Cincinnati Bengals S Shawn Williams one game". ESPN.com. December 7, 2020.
  8. Wyatt, Jim (December 15, 2020). "Titans Activate CB Kristian Fulton from Injured Reserve". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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