Laurent Duvernay-Tardif 2020 Musial Award Honoree

[Wawannabe]

Watched the Musial Awards yesterday and had forgotten that Duvernay-Tardif opted out. Also, didn’t realize it was to go to work in a Covid hotspot serving others.

I am a huge KC Chiefs fan and this warms my heart and it grew 3x in size! ❤️❤️❤️

Here’s a link to the story in print, a quote from Laurent and text too. But if you can find and watch the story on him I recommend it. Much more in depth and Laurent is a gem in the video. He also says coach Reid is giving him his full support.

https://musialawards.com/honorees/laurent-duvernay-tardif/


“I want to be part of the solution. You know, I want to contribute. I want to help.”


Shifting from the front line of offense for the Kansas City Chiefs to the front line of defense against COVID-19 proved easy for Laurent, despite his 321-pound frame. Laurent holds a medical degree and just weeks after winning the Super Bowl answered the call for medical students and degree holders to relieve front-line healthcare workers in his native Montreal. He was assigned to a long-term care facility, many of which were hit especially hard by the virus in Canada. Laurent also served on the NFL Players Association task force for a safe return to play, then became the first player to opt out of the season. “I cannot allow myself to potentially transmit the virus in our communities simply to play the sport that I love,” he said. “If I am to take risks, I will do it caring for patients.” Laurent then spent the season taking online classes at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

[applegrove]

1. He has a good bedside manner. Saw a thing on the tv with him in a long term

care home. Quebec had the worst outbreak in Canada in the spring as so many people go to NYCity during the March break. He's a good egg.