Chargers’s defensive reacted thus after a push of Chiefs player
The second, California – the NFL I fined the defensive Tackle of Los Angeles Chargers, Teair Tartfor slapping the closed wing of Kansas City Chiefs, Travis Kelcein the victory of the Chargers by 27-21 in week 1 in São Paulo, Brazil, according to a source to ESPN.
According to the rules of the NFLthe fine for the early infraction for beating is $ 12,172. The NFL Announces the fines on Saturday afternoon.
After a play in the third quarter, Kelce pushed Tart, who responded with a blow to the helmet, which earned him a penalty of 15 yards for unnecessary rudeness. According to the Terry Mcaulay rules analyst in the YouTube transmission, TART was not expelled because he made contact with his hand open, which does not constitute an expulsion action. A closed fist would have caused the expulsion of Tart.
Tea signed a one -year contract for 1.5 million dollars with the Chargers During the preseason, and the team paid a 2 million bonus before the preseason activities. Tart also receives a bonus of $ 58,000, in addition to its guaranteed salary, for each regular seasonal match that is active.
The coach of Kansas City, Andy Reid, He declared to the press on Monday that he was confused about why Tart was not expelled.
“I don’t understand that rule,” Reid claimed on Monday. “I guess it’s open, fist, whatever, I don’t know. I don’t know what your decision was. But it definitely received a very strong blow in the head, either with an open or closed fist.”
After the slap, Tart turned to Instagram to make fun of Travis Kelce And her new fiancee, the singer Taylor Swift. Tart published a photo collage, including a video with a clip of one man slapping another with his hands covered with a white powder. Tart’s photo said: “I am too fast, even in Brazil.” In response to the publication, Tart Instagram account was filled with racist images.
Los Chargers They face the Chiefs in week 15.