Teair Tart better be ready to face the wrath of the Swifties.
The Chargers defense lineman smacked Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce in a shocking scene during an eventful night for Taylor Swift’s fiancé during Los Angeles’ 27-21 win in Brazil.
Tart, who did not get ejected for the strike, later posted to his Instagram story the famous “Chappelle’s Show” skit involving Rick James smacking Charlie Murphy with two crying laughing emojis.
The shocking scene unfolded in the third quarter with the Chargers leading, 13-12, when Kelce collided with Tart during a block.
Kelce, 35, shoved Tart at the end of the play — which perhaps Tart viewed as late — and Tart countered with an open-hand strike.
The tight end staggered back for a quick second before holding out his arms seemingly in hope of drawing a penalty and a referee quickly tossed a flag.
Kelce then walked right up to Tart and gave him an earful.
The penalty moved the Chiefs up to the Chargers’ 11-yard line and Patrick Mahomes notched a rushing touchdown on the next play to slice the deficit to 13-12.
While striking your opponents can come with an ejection, the referees did not boot Tart from the contest.
“According to (NFL officiating rules analyst) Walt Anderson, they said because it was an open-hand contact to the head, that was not disqualifying action,” Terry McAulay said on the broadcast.
“On this one, they felt it was just an open hand blow to the head, not a closed fist, not a punch, and they did not disqualify in this case.”
After the upset Chargers win, Tart posted to his Instagram story the skit in which a fictional Rick James — although the story is supposedly true — asked Murphy: “What did the five fingers say to the face?”
James answered, “Slap,” before slapping Eddie Murphy’s late older brother.
Kelce finished with two catches for 47 yards and one touchdown, including a 37-yard grab to slice the Chargers’ lead to 20-18 in the fourth quarter, while Swift did not make the trip.
He also endured a scary moment in the first quarter when he collided with receiver Xavier Worthy, resulting in Worthy exiting the game in a worrisome injury development.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
