Laurent Duvernay-Tardif was drafted into the NFL in 2014 and finished his medical degree in 2018
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With the go-ahead of Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, the athlete finished his classes and clinicals while juggling his professional football duties. “You look at the stats, and how long is an average career and all that stuff, with studying medicine I didn’t know what was going to happen, but everything turned out great,” Duvernay-Tardif told CNN. “I think Coach Reid is a big part of that too. He understood what I was trying to do with my study. He gave me the chance to balance both.”
He added: “If it was not for him I would have [only] got my MD and I would not be here this week for sure.” Sharing a graduation photo on Instagram in July 2018, Duvernay-Tardif acknowledged the support system he gets both on the field and in the classroom.Duvernay-Tardif, who has an interest in emergency health care, told CNN that finishing medical school while still dedicating himself to football was “a grind” with “a lot of sacrifice,” however, “at the end of the day it was worth it.
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