Chiefs Guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif Gets Scrubs in Hall of Fame

Kansas City Chiefs guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif opted out of the NFL's 2020 season to serve on the medical frontlines in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tardif, a medical school graduate, felt the call to assist in any way he could, forgoing the season.

Duvernay-Tardif's sacrifice is being honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

Newest artifacts to arrive at The Hall: medical scrubs & lab coat of @LaurentDTardif.

The starting OG for the @Chiefs in #SuperBowl LIV, he stepped away from his football career this season to utilize his doctorate in medicine to help fight the COVID pandemic.#ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/1wOIxiXBU1
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) November 14, 2020

Duvernay-Tardif's medical scrubs and lab coat will be on display at the Hall of Fame to honor his work during the pandemic.

Duvernay-Tardif graduated from Canada's McGill University of Faculty Medicine in 2018 as a Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery, using his time between offseason workouts to study for the degree.

The Quebec native was drafted by the Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. In 60 games played for the team from 2014-2019, Duvernay-Tardif registered 57 starts. He started for Kansas City during their Super Bowl win this past February.

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