{"id":4469,"date":"2026-05-11T14:55:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=4469"},"modified":"2026-05-11T14:55:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:55:54","slug":"chargers-dl-teair-tart-says-it-feels-good-to-be-wanted-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=4469","title":{"rendered":"Chargers DL Teair Tart says it feels good to be wanted"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>EL SEGUNDO \u2014 New contract, same Teair Tart.<\/p>\n<p>The Chargers signed Tart to a three-year contract extension potentially worth up to $37.5 million on Jan. 26, mere weeks after their season ended with an AFC wild-card loss to the New England Patriots and nearly two months before the NFL\u2019s free-agent signing period opened.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=4468\">Chargers pick up 5th-year option on WR Quentin Johnston\u2019s contract<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There was no sense in exploring other options, said Tart, a defensive lineman who has found a home with the Chargers after stops with the Tennessee Titans and the Houston Texans. After six years in the league, it felt good to be wanted. There was nowhere else he wanted to be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love being here,\u201d Tart said after the second week of offseason workouts began Monday. \u201cThe staff knows that. Everybody here knows that. I\u2019m extremely appreciative. I feel like over the years, it\u2019s been a long journey. I\u2019ve been busting my (butt) day in and day out. I was trying to prove my worth to the staff, to my teammates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Signing so early in the process, so quickly after the 2025 season ended, had extra special meaning, as far as Tart was concerned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey wanted to get it done,\u201d Tart said of the Chargers. \u201cThey felt like I was a really important piece here. Like I said last year, it feels good to be wanted where you\u2019re at, you know what I\u2019m saying? I\u2019ve been busting (butt) since my rookie year. I just think you\u2019ve got to be around the right people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t make people see things they don\u2019t want to see. People have their thoughts of you. They have their minds set. You can\u2019t change what people think. You can only go out there and control what you can control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, the Chargers saw something in Tart that the Titans and Texans didn\u2019t. After all, he didn\u2019t have the same role with those other teams that he has carved out over the past two seasons with the Chargers. He hasn\u2019t missed a game in two seasons with the Chargers, but he only became a starter in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=4467\">NFL draft: Rams select Alabama QB Ty Simpson 13th overall<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last season, he emerged as a key figure in the Chargers\u2019 stingy defense, which was ninth in the NFL in points allowed (20 per game), fifth in net yards allowed (285.2 yards per game), eighth in net rushing yards allowed (105.4 per game) and fifth in net passing yards allowed (179.9 per game).<\/p>\n<p>Tart had 32 tackles last season, including four for losses, with one forced fumble, stripping the football from Washington Commanders running back Jacory Croskey-Merritt and gaining possession in the fourth quarter of the Chargers\u2019 27-10 loss in Week 5 at SoFi Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Tart promised a fat, new contract wouldn\u2019t change him in the least.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the same me,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve always got something to prove. I play with a chip on my shoulder. I\u2019ve always got something to prove. I always want to find ways to get better in every season. I\u2019ve got a new contract, but it doesn\u2019t change the goals. It doesn\u2019t change the mission I\u2019ve got for myself and this team, so no.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>UNDRAFTED FREE AGENTS<\/h4>\n<p>The Chargers agreed to terms with 18 undrafted players after the NFL draft ended Saturday. The list:<\/p>\n<p>Utah State safety Noah Avinger, Utah linebacker Lander Barton, Kansas State tight end Jerand Bradley, Colorado wide receiver Sincere Brown, Virginia defensive lineman Jahmeer Carter, Memphis running back Gregory Desrosiers, Syracuse safety Devin Grant, LSU defensive lineman Jacobian Guillory, San Diego State outside linebacker Niles King, Penn State wide receiver Devonte Ross, Georgia Tech cornerback Rodney Shelley, Toledo cornerback Avery Smith, Fresno State center Jacob Spomer, Wyoming tight end Evan Svoboda, Western Michigan outside linebacker Nadame Tucker, SMU defensive lineman Terry Webb, Florida State cornerback Jeremiah Wilson and Oregon tackle Isaiah Wood.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=4466\">New Rams QB Ty Simpson ready to learn behind Matthew Stafford<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI love being here,\u201d says Tart, who signed a three-year extension in January. \u201cThe staff knows that. 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