Congratulations are in order for Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, who has been officially named a finalist for the 2021 Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award.
As is well known now, Duvernay-Tardif chose to opt out of the NFL season last year to fight COVID-19 on the front lines at a long-term care facility in Montreal. He has a medical degree from McGill University.
Duvernay-Tardif finally returned to the Chiefs this week.
“To me, it was never about saying we shouldn’t be able to play sports in 2020,” he said.