Meet Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, offensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs, who in his spare time just graduated from medical school:
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 pic.twitter.com/j4oD1BCuXJ
— Laurent D. Tardif (@LaurentDTardif) May 29, 2018
But the NFL, in its infinite wisdom, won’t let Dr. Duvernay-Tardif put “M.D.” on the back of his uniform:
Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif graduated from medical school this offseason, but the NFL has reportedly told him he can't have "M.D." on his jersey https://t.co/H54j1frIaW
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) June 24, 2018
Are they crazy? This guy is awesome and great publicity and this is how the league reacts? Oh, and when he’s not graduating from medical school, he’s raising money for his foundation:
Heading to @chiefs training camp with a big check for the @fondationldt! Thanks to @cromwellmanagement for the awesome event and generosity! pic.twitter.com/5ak85uRY0r
— Laurent D. Tardif (@LaurentDTardif) July 23, 2018
HBO profiled Dr. Duvernay-Tardif last Saturday:
Meet Dr. Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. (His @Chiefs teammates call him Larry.) Learn more about how @LaurentDTardif juggles football and medicine tonight at 10 PM on HBO. pic.twitter.com/6cjopACjwF
— Real Sports (@RealSportsHBO) July 24, 2018
Dumb move, NFL. Fix this!
Should Laurent Duvernay-Tardif be able to add MD to the back of his jersey?
— Ed McCaffrey (@87ed) July 24, 2018
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