Laurent Duvernay-Tardif Fantasy Stats

Free-agent offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif has announced his retirement from the NFL. The former Chiefs guard is best known for stepping away from football in 2020 to serve on the frontlines during the COVID pandemic. The 32-year-old attended medical school while playing offensive line for the Chiefs. He was a member of their Super Bowl team in 2019. Duvernay-Tardif returned to the league with the New York Jets, where he played for two more seasons.

The New York Jets are signing free-agent offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif to an undisclosed deal on Thursday after his workout on Monday, according to a source. Duvernay-Tardif finished a portion of his medical residency in Canada recently. He liked his time with the Jets last year and has now returned to give them more offensive line depth for the rest of 2022. The 31-year-old veteran paused his NFL career in June to focus on his medical studies, but now he's back in the NFL after starting seven games for Gang Green last season.

The New York Jets brought in right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif for a workout and are looking to add him to their practice squad. The 31-year-old, who possesses medical training, stepped away from football in 2020 to assist with the COVID-19 pandemic. He was drafted by the Chiefs in 2014 and spent the first five years of his career there. He also appeared in eight games for the Jets during the second half of last year. New York is currently second in the AFC East, looking to bolster its depth for a potential playoff run.

Free-agent offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is putting his NFL career on hold again while he starts a residency program at a Montreal-area hospital next month to take care of medical requirements needed to become a physician. The 31-year-old, who spent last year with the New York Jets, said he isn't retiring from football. "I'm going to prioritize medicine and we'll see in September if there's a fit," Duvernay-Tardif said. "After eight years in the NFL, and I don't want to sound pretentious by saying this, but I think I've earned the right to do what's best for me and not just for football and kind of bet on myself a little bit." Duvernay-Tardif spent the first five years of his career with the Kansas City Chiefs and opted out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19.

The Kansas City Chiefs placed offensive guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (leg) and safety Armani Watts (undisclosed) on Injured Reserve on Tuesday and signed free-agent linebacker Frank Zombo in a corresponding move. Although Duvernay-Tardif wasn't a very effective starter on the offensive line, it'll be a hit to KC's line moving forward.