When the Chiefs selected offensive guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif in the sixth round of last year’s draft, there was no doubt it was done so with the future in mind.
Duvernay-Tardif, who is listed at 6 feet 5 and 321 pounds, was smart, strong and agile, but he was raw. He spent his college career at McGill University in Montreal, and college football in Canada is not nearly as competitive as in the United States.
So the Chiefs knew it would take him some time to get accustomed to facing bigger, stronger athletes, all the while improving his technique and knowledge of the playbook.