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Chiefs' Laurent Duvernay-Tardif Earns Medical Doctorate from McGill University

Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is set to graduate from the McGill University Faculty of Medicine on Tuesday.

Duvernay-Tardif posted a commencement picture on Twitter celebrating his new title of doctor:

Laurent D. Tardif

This is it! Today I become a doctor! It also marks the beginning of a great new adventure for all 2018 graduates of @mcgillu Faculty of Medicine. #LDTMD #graduation #passion #nfl #chiefs https://t.co/j4oD1BCuXJ

The 27-year-old from Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, was selected by the Chiefs out of McGill, located in Montreal, in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL draft.