NFL Guidelines Analyst Reveals Why Teair Tart Wasn't Ejected for Swinging on Travis Kelce

[ad_1] Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce is used to taking hits over the center of the sector from linebackers and safeties, however what he is presumably not used to is getting straight-up slapped within the face by defensive linemen.

That precise situation performed out, although, halfway via the third quarter of Friday's Week 1 matchup towards the Los Angeles Chargers in San Paulo, Brazil, as Kelce was blocking Chargers defensive lineman Teair Tart on a third-and-1 that resulted in a Patrick Mahomes 11-yard acquire.

Kelce and Tart had been locked up all the best way to the whistle, and because the Chiefs Professional Bowler gave him a refined shove because the play ended, Tart retaliated by forcefully slapping Kelce proper throughout the facemask.

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Tart was hit with a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty, however he was not ejected to she shock of many followers on social media.

Whereas there was some confusion as to why Tart was allowed to stay within the recreation, former official and present NBC Sports activities and Amazon Prime NFL guidelines skilled Terry McAulay defined precisely why there was no ejection.

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Terry McAulay explains why Chargers defensive lineman Teair Tart wasn't ejected for this swing at Travis Kelce.

"In accordance with Walt Anderson, they stated as a result of it was an open hand contact to the pinnacle, that was not disqualifying motion." pic.twitter.com/Ke2KsUxg54

— Terrible Saying (@awfulannouncing) September 6, 2025 "The choice comes from both government vp of soccer operations Troy Vincent or the senior vp of officiating, and so they checked out it, and in line with Walt Anderson, they stated as a result of it was an open-hand contact to the pinnacle, that was not disqualifying motion," McAulay stated, through Terrible Saying.

"[The amount of force and whether it's open or closed-handed] can come into play, however on this one, they felt that it was simply an open-hand blow to the pinnacle, not a closed fist, not a punch, and they didn't disqualify int his case."

In accordance with NFL guidelines, the league workplace has the facility to inform recreation officers whether or not or to not disqualify a participant in the event that they determine a foul "for a soccer or non-football act referred to as on the sector is flagrant."