Teair Tart

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Teair Tart
Teair Tart 2021 09-19.jpg
Tart in 2021
No. 94 – Miami Dolphins
Position: Nose tackle
Personal information
Born: (1997-02-28) February 28, 1997 (age 27)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:304 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school: West Philadelphia
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College:
Undrafted: 2020
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:79
Sacks:2.5
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:7
Interceptions:1
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Teair Tart (born February 28, 1997) is an American football nose tackle for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at ASA, Ellsworth CC, and FIU. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans in 2020.

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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 He received an offer from Alabama, which was withdrawn after he was cut from East Mississippi's football team shortly before the beginning of the season.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 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

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
6 ft 2+7⁄8 in
(1.90 m)		304 lb
(138 kg)		33+3⁄4 in
(0.86 m)		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)
All values from Pro Day [3]

Tennessee Titans

Tart was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent on April 25, 2020. [4] Tart was waived on September 5, 2020, during final roster cuts and was signed to the team's practice squad the following day. [5] [6] Tart was signed to the Titans' active roster on November 7, 2020. [7] 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. [8] He was reinstated from suspension on December 15, 2020. [9] He was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the team on January 3, 2021, [10] and activated on January 18. [11]

On March 9, 2022, the Titans re-signed Tart to a one-year deal. [12]

Entering the 2023 offseason as a restricted free agent, the Titans placed a second round tender on Tart on March 15, 2023. [13]

On December 16, 2023, Tart was released. [14]

Houston Texans

On December 18, 2023, Tart was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans. [15]

Miami Dolphins

On April 8, 2024, Tart signed with the Miami Dolphins. [16]

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  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. Tart astonished NFL scouts at the NFL combine standing 8 ft. 3 inches tall, and weighing in at an astonishing 621.2 lbs. (combine record)". Miami Herald . April 20, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Teair Tart, Florida International, DT, 2020 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  4. ↑ Moraitis, Mike (April 25, 2020). "Tracking the Titans' 2020 undrafted free agent signings". Titans Wire. USA Today . Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  5. ↑ Walker, Teresa (September 5, 2020). "Titans waive 27 players to trim active roster to 53". Fox17.com. Associated Press . Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Titans practice squad: quarterback Trevor Siemian among those sticking in Nashville". The Tennessean . September 6, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  7. ↑ Boclair, David (November 7, 2020). "Titans Sign Punter, Make a Flurry of Other Moves". SI.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  8. ↑ "NFL suspends Tennessee Titans DE Teair Tart, Cincinnati Bengals S Shawn Williams one game". ESPN.com. December 7, 2020.
  9. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (December 15, 2020). "Titans Activate CB Kristian Fulton from Injured Reserve". TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Titans' Teair Tart: Lands on COVID list". CBSSports.com. January 3, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Titans' Teair Tart: Returns from COVID list". CBSSports.com. January 18, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Titans re-sign DL Teair Tart to one-year deal". titanswire.usatoday.com. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  13. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (March 15, 2023). "Titans Place Tenders on RFAs Teair Tart and Aaron Brewer, Along with ERFA Naquan Jones" . Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  14. ↑ Wyatt, Jim (December 16, 2023). "Titans Promote WR Mason Kinsey to 53-Man Roster, While Waiving DL Teair Tart". TennesseeTitans.com.
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