Tart in 2021
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| No. 94 – Miami Dolphins | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Nose tackle | ||||||||||
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| 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) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | West Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||
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| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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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 footballatASA, Ellsworth CC, and FIU. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans in 2020.
Tart began his collegiate career at ASA CollegeinNew 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 He received an offer from Alabama, which was withdrawn after he was cut from East Mississippi's football team shortly before the beginning of the season.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]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | |||||||||
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| 6 ft2+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] | ||||||||||||
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]
On December 18, 2023, Tart was claimed off waivers by the Houston Texans.[15]
On April 8, 2024, Tart signed with the Miami Dolphins.[16]
