Laurent Duvernay-Tardif
 Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (2017) |
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| Kansas City Chiefs - No. 76 | |
| Guard | |
| Date of birth: February 11, 1991 | |
| Place of birth: Mont-Saint-Hilaire , Canada | |
| Height: 1.96 m | Weight: 146 kg |
| NFL debut | |
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| 2015 for the Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Career | |
| College : McGill University | |
| NFL Draft : 2014 / Round: 6 / Pick: 200 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Selected NFL stats as of week 17 of the 2019 season |
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| Games played | 60 |
| Play as a starter | 57 |
| Statistics at NFL.com | |
| Statistics at pro-football-reference.com | |
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (born February 11, 1991 in Mont-Saint-Hilaire ) is a Canadian American football player on the position of guard . He currently plays with the Kansas City Chiefs in the National Football League (NFL). With them he won the Super Bowl LIV .
Early years
Duvernay-Tardif went to high school in his native Mont-Saint-Hilaire . He later attended McGill University in Montreal , where he studied medicine.
NFL Draft and CFL Draft
Duvernay-Tardif was selected 19th in the third round of the 2014 Canadian Football League draft by the Calgary Stampeders . In the 2014 NFL Draft , he was selected in the sixth round in 200th place by the Kansas City Chiefs .
NFL
On May 14, 2014, he signed a contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. Duvernay-Tardif has mostly been in the starting line-up since the 2015 season . In February 2017, he renewed his contract with the Chiefs for a five-year contract for $ 42.36 million. After the 2019 season , he won Super Bowl LIV with the Chiefs .
Personal
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is the grandson of the former Canadian politician Guy Tardif . From 2014 to 2018, Duvernay-Tardif continued his professional career during the offseason with his medical studies, which he successfully completed. His request to wear the title "MD" ( medical doctor ) on the jersey was rejected by the NFL. Duvernay-Tardif helped fight the disease at a Canadian hospital following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic . In July 2020, he announced that he would not play the 2020 NFL season. He made use of a special regulation that allows players to suspend the season because of the pandemic while foregoing a large part of their regular salary. The reason he gave was that he could "not allow himself to spread this virus in society just because I want to do the sport I love."
Individual evidence
- ↑ Report on espn.com, accessed on February 26, 2017
- ↑ Report on cfl.ca, accessed on February 26, 2017
- ↑ Report on nbcsports.com, accessed on February 26 2017th
- ↑ a b Oliver Jensen: Laurent Duvernay-Tardif from the Kansas City Chiefs: The Doctor of the NFL on ran.de. January 10, 2020, accessed January 12, 2020.
- ↑ Report on lactualite.com, accessed on February 26, 2017
- ^ First a medic, then a professional football player . In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , July 25, 2020. Accessed July 30, 2020.
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| SURNAME | Duvernay-Tardif, Laurent |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian American Football Player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mont-Saint-Hilaire , Quebec , Canada |