John Tait (football)
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| John Tait | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 26, 1975 (age 32) |
| Place of birth |  Phoenix, Arizona |
| Position(s) | Offensive Tackle |
| College | Brigham Young |
| NFL Draft | 1999 / Round 1/ Pick 14 |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1999-2003 2004-present |
Kansas City Chiefs Chicago Bears |
John Bernard Tait (born January 26, 1975 in Phoenix, Arizona) is an offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was originally selected with the 14th overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs out of Brigham Young University and played for the Chiefs for five years.
[edit] Professional Career
As a rookie in Kansas City, Tait held out during the negotiation of his first contract. There was a meeting between Tait, his two agents and Peterson at Peterson's office for a meeting that got out of control, wherein Tait and his agents left. Shortly afterward, Peterson called Tait's father and apologized for his harsh words and asked to meet with the family. Afterwhich Tait signed an offer sheet for 5 years.
At the end of Tait's contract with the Chiefs, the team put a transition tag on him. Tait later signed with the Bears, who gave him a six-year, $34 million offer sheet the Chiefs failed to match.
[edit] Education / Personal
At Brigham Young University, Tait started all 37 games played during his three-year college career... Was an All-America pick his final season and earned first-team All-WAC honors as a junior and a senior... Eligible for a fifth year of college action after redshirting as a true freshman in 1993, but had already completed his degree and declared for the draft... Served as the captain for the BYU offense and started all 13 games at Left Tackle as a junior... First-team All-WAC choice earned first-team All-America honors from Football News ('98) and named National Offensive Lineman-of-the-Year by The Sports Network... received freshman All-America nod from The Sporting News... Earned a bachelor’s degree in communications.
Tait is a devout Mormon (a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) who took 2 years off of college football to complete his volunteer mission for the Church in Tennessee. While John was serving as a missionary, he found himself being recruited at the same time by fans of the University of Tennessee - who wanted to see John change schools and play football for their University.
John resides with his wife (Jenava Tait) and daughter (Vanessa Ruth Tait) in Lake Forest, Illinois.
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