Teair Tart

Tart is good to go for his team’s Week 2 game against a division rival. The Chargers will, however, be without DB Elijah Molden (hamstring).

Tart and DB Elijah Molden (hamstring) were listed as non-participants due to injuries for the Chargers’ defense Wednesday. Both are starters for the defense; Tart’s potential absence in the middle of the defensive line would especially open things up for Ashton Jeanty and the Raiders’ run game for Week 2.

ESPN’s Kris Rhim reports the deal has $20 million in guarantees. Tart started all 17 games for the Chargers in 2025, totaling 32 tackles and four TFLs while also forcing and recovering one fumble. The sixth-year defensive lineman had played the previous two seasons with the Chargers on one-year deals, but will now be locked in with the team through the 2028 season.

Tart racked up 20 tackles, 16 QB pressures and one sack in his first season with the Chargers last year. Both his tackle and sack totals are the second-best figures of his five-year career. The signing helps solidify the interior of a Chargers defensive line that recently lost Poona Ford to the team they share a stadium with.