Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, a 32-year-old Canadian football player, has announced his retirement from professional football. He played six seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and parts of two seasons with the New York Jets. Duvernay-Tardif was selected by Kansas City in the sixth round of the NFL draft in 2014 after playing at McGill University. He won Super Bowl 54 with the Chiefs and chose to opt out of the 2020 season to help at a long-term care facility during the COVID-19 pandemic. Duvernay-Tardif, who has a medical degree, was recognized by Sports Illustrated as an activist athlete in 2020.

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