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Chargers' Tart Fined for Slap Amid Swift-Kelce Drama

9/13/2025

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Teair Tart of the Los Angeles Chargers was fined $12,172 for slapping Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs during their Week 1 game in Brazil.
The slap followed Kelce shoving Tart in the third quarter, resulting in a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty for Tart, who was not ejected.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid expressed confusion about the ejection rule.
Tart mocked Kelce's engagement to Taylor Swift on Instagram.
The Chargers won 27-21, with Tart making his first start in two seasons, recording a tackle and two batted passes.

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Teair Tart of the Los Angeles Chargers was fined $12,172 for slapping Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs during their Week 1 game in Brazil.
The slap followed Kelce shoving Tart in the third quarter, resulting in a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty for Tart, who was not ejected.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid expressed confusion about the ejection rule.
Tart mocked Kelce's engagement to Taylor Swift on Instagram.
The Chargers won 27-21, with Tart making his first start in two seasons, recording a tackle and two batted passes.