John Bernard Tait (born January 26, 1975 in Phoenix,
Arizona) is an offensive lineman for the Chicago
Bears of the National Football League. 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.
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 Chiefs
General Manager Carl Peterson, at Peterson's office
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, after which 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.
