Laurent Duvernay-Tardif: From Super Bowl Champ to the COVID Frontline

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🗓️ 24 December 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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In February, Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif was hoisting the Lombardi Trophy after his team won Super Bowl LIV...and then, everything changed. With the world coming to a standstill as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Duvernay-Tardif, the only player in the NFL today with a medical degree, immediately took action and began working at a long-term healthcare facility in his native Quebec. In July, Duvernay-Tardif became the first NFL player to opt out of the 2020-21 regular season to continue his efforts on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19. Canada's TSN feature producer Matt Dorman has covered Duvernay-Tardif’s singular journey up-close, and shares his remarkable story. Then, ESPN Senior Writer Allison Glock reflects on how walking, running and hiking have helped many through the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm a huge Larry Duvenate RD fan, so I understand the dedication that it takes to be a doctor.
0:11.6	We're all blessed to have doctors in our lives.
0:15.2	They're givers.
0:16.1	They're not takers.
0:17.1	They're givers.
0:18.1	And so Larry has that quality.
0:21.6	I just think it's tremendous dedication to his profession,
0:25.6	what his future is going to be,
0:27.6	and mainly to the people that he gets to help.
0:30.6	... That was Chief's head coach Andy Reid, talking about a player who hasn't played a snap this whole season, but has contributed more in 2020 than anyone across the NFL.
0:58.1	And while he's Larry in Kansas City, Laurent DuVernay Tardif is more than just a football player in his native Quebec, Canada. He's a hero.
1:05.3	Today, Matt Dorman, a fellow Canadian, tells the singular story of an athlete who passed up a shot at another Super Bowl,
1:13.6	for a job he deemed even more important.
1:18.6	I'm Pablo Torre. It's Thursday, December 24th.
1:23.2	This is ESPN Daily.
1:34.2	Music This is ESPN Daily. So, Matt, I am bringing you on today because you're a future producer for TSN, our
1:38.5	sister network in Canada, and you've done several stories now on an athlete whose life
1:43.9	story, I think, embodies 2020 more than any other.
1:47.8	And his name is Laurent DuVernay Tardif.
1:50.7	This is a guy who started 2020 by winning a Super Bowl with the Chiefs.
1:55.2	And then in the off season, decides to sit out this year in the NFL while his team is heavily favored
2:01.8	to win yet another Super Bowl.
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