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Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is a competitive football player in Canada who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL (National Football League).
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif Net Worth
Laurent has been able to earn massive popularity in his professional career. Likewise, he also receives a handsome amount of money. He signed a five-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs worth $42,363,000.
Moreover, his contract includes a $10 million signing bonus and an average salary of about $8 million. Besides, as of 2021, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif has an estimated net worth of $30 million.
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif Biography
On February 11, 1991, Laurent was born in Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, with the birth sign of Aquarius.
He has maintained his body fit and healthy, with a height of 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) and weighing about 146 kg (321 lbs).
Also, the Quebec cabinet minister, GUy Tardif, is his grandfather. He grew up in Quebec. From an early age, Laurent started playing football. He played football when he was fourteen. However, as he went on a trip with family members, he came back after two years.
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For his education, firstly, he attended College Saint-Hillaire. Then, after being certified from high school, he enrolled at McGill University. During his university, he became a McGill Redmen football team representative from the year 2010 to 2013. Moreover, during his senior year, he earned the award as P.Metras Trophy and was All-Canadian for the second successive season.
Laurent managed both medicine studies and football, extending his studies for eight years. He was certified from his college in May 2018 with a Doctor in Medicine and a Master’s in Surgery.
Laurent confirmed the proposal to play in the 2014 East-West Shrine Game in the last month of 2013. Thus, he played his first game in 2014 as a member of the East team. His act in the match upgraded his draft stock. Then, in 2014, he showed up in Montreal, where nine NFL teams and four CFL teams came. Thus, in the end, he got 12th position as the best offensive tackle in the draft. Later, during the CFL draft, he became the most suitable player for the 2014 CFL Draft.
In 2014, the Kansas City Chief selected him as the sixth overall pick. During initiation, he was the tenth player to whom the Canadian University selected. He signed a four-year contract on May 14, 2014. Moreover, he got a chance to be trained by head coach Andy Reid. Besides, the coach made him the fifth offensive guard on the depth chart for starting the regular season.
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Laurent started his career in Kansas City on September 13, 2015. He played his first game in opposition to the Houston Texans. Likewise, during his 2016 season, he played in 14 games in a proper guard position.
Kansas City Chiefs extended the contract with Laurent for five more years. On February 28, 2017, he signed a deal worth $42.36 million. Also, the value had to sign a bonus of $10 million and $20.20 million guaranteed. During the 2018 season, Laurent played the first five games. Sadly, he suffered from a fractured fibula.
While playing in week five, the incident occurred, which made him be allocated on October 9. Andy Reid, his chief, noted he is out for just some time of the season. Sadly, the injury got a bit worse, and he could not play in the estimated time. As expected, Laurent could not come back; however, he returned in the first month of 2019. He played in the AFC Championship from the Kansas City Chiefs side, opposing the New England Patriots. The Chiefs restructured his contract to free up salary-cap space on the 22nd of April, 2020.
Laurent has achieved awards and honors in 2012 and 2013. In 2013, he gained a J.P. Metras Trophy. Likewise, for two consecutive years, in 2012 and 2013, he won the honor of CIS All-Canadian. In addition, he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec in 2019.
Laurent is active on social media and has personal Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook accounts. His Instagram account @laurentdevernaytardif has 172.7 k followers. Furthermore, his Twitter account @LaurentDTardiff has 38.5 k followers. His official website is laurentduvernaytardif.com
Laurent has a sibling, a sister named Delphine Duvernay-Tardif.
He was born to his father, Francois Tardif, and his mother, Guylaine Duvernay.
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is not married. However, he is in a romantic relationship with Florence Dubemoreau. Laurent’s native language is French, so he is not fluent in the English language. Therefore, he took many English classes. During his English classes, he met Florence.
Florence is certified with a master’s degree in art history from UQAM. Also, she is an author, as well as an independent art commissioner. As the couple met in a restaurant when Laurent went to practice English, Laurent added he was lucky to have the help of a gorgeous waitress, Florence.
He has no child yet.
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