Los Angeles Chargers sign potential difference maker for defensive line

Travis Wakeman

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The Los Angeles Chargers are taking advantage of a player the Miami Dolphins recently moved on from, seeing him as a fit for their defensive line, which could use some help. 

On Thursday, the team officially signed free-agent defensive lineman Teair Tart (pronounced Tee-Air) just two days after he was released by the Miami Dolphins. The Chargers brought in the 6-foot-2, 304-pound Tart right away for a workout. 

 

He will join a rotation that is likely to include Morgan Fox, Otito Ogbinnia, Poona Ford, Scott Matlock and fourth-round pick Justin Eboigbe. As long as Tart is in shape and motivated, he stands to earn major snaps on this defense. 

Teair Tart is entering his fifth year in the NFL

Tart went undrafted out of Florida International in 2020 and has spent the bulk of his professional career with the Tennessee Titans. They released him last December and he was claimed by the Houston Texans. The Dolphins signed him to a deal this spring but things did not work out for him there. 

Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said it was "just one of those situations where you can see that from a scheme standpoint it’s not totally a fit", when asked about the sudden release of Tart. 

For his career, Tart has 79 tackles, 2.5 sacks, one sack and one fumble recovery. To make room for him on the 90-man roster, the team parted ways with undrafted free-agent safety Jayln Phillips. 

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Travis Wakeman

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Travis Wakeman has been covering the NFL since 2012 when he started with Bleacher Report. After reporting about the Broncos there until 2016, he joined the FanSided network as a site expert covering the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers while simultaneously covering the Broncos at Broncos Wire when that site launched. He then took over the Broncos site at FanSided in March 2020 and covered the team there until spring of 2024. A lifelong Broncos fan and fan of the game, Travis is filled with sometimes useless NFL knowledge, but it always serves him well in any trivia contest. You can follow him on Twitter/X @traviswakeman10.