Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif was named this year’s recipient of the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian of the Year award at Saturday evening’s annual ESPY awards.
"My role wasn't to play football, but instead to be on the front lines of the global pandemic."
Chiefs OL Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is the winner of the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award. pic.twitter.com/sixNjJ2iuZ— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) July 11, 2021Duvernay-Tardif received the award as a result of choosing 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.