A slap to the face of an opponent will be costly for Los Angeles Chargers defensive tackle Teair Tart, ESPN reported on Friday.

The NFL reportedly fined Tart for his open-handed connection with the facemask of Kansas City tight end Travis Kelce last week as the Chargers defeated the Chiefs 27-21 in Sao Paulo.

A first offense for striking produces a $12,172 fine, per league rules. The fine is expected to be officially announced on Saturday, per standard NFL in-season procedure.

A third-quarter play had ended when Kelce and Tart were still battling, and Kelce pushed hard on Tart’s left arm to disentangle them. Tart took a step forward, then delivered a hard shot that caused Kelce’s head to snap backward.

Tart was penalized 15 yards for unnecessary roughness, but he wasn’t ejected, likely

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