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Kansas City Chiefs right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif today announced that he will opt out of the 2020 NFL season. He’s the first NFL player to forgo the season under the recent changes to the collective bargaining agreement.Duvernay-Tardif graduated from McGill University medical school in May 2018 with a doctorate of medicine and master of surgery. He spent the offseason in Canada working as .Duvernay-Tardif took to Twitter to announce his decision. He indicated that he will continue to work at the long-term care facility.My decision regarding the 2020 NFL season— Laurent D. Tardif (@LaurentDTardif)Given the worldwide sanitary crisis we are currently experiencing, the NFL and the NFLPA agreed to significant health and safety protocols to protect the players. There is no doubt in my mind the Chiefs’ medical staff have put together a strong plan to minimize the health risks associated with COVID-19 but some risks will remain.This is one of the most difficult decisions I have had to make in my life but I must follow my convictions and do what I believe is right for me personally. That is why I have decided to take the Opt Out Option negotiated by the League and the NFLPA and officially opt out of the 2020 NFL season.Being at the frontline during this offseason has given me a different perspective on this pandemic and the stress it puts on individuals and our healthcare system. I cannot allow myself to potentially transmit the virus in our communities simply to play the sport that I love. If I am to take risks, I will do it caring for patients.I want to thank everyone in the Kansas City Chiefs organization for their support and understanding.Stay safe,Laurent Duvernay-TardifOpt-outs fall under two categories: high-risk and voluntary. This would likely fall under a voluntary opt-out, which means that Duvernay-Tardif would receive a $150,000 advance on his salary with no credited season. His contract would toll, or pause, and resume in 2021. That means the Chiefs will gain just over $5 million in cap space for 2020, but they’ll add that back to a that is already in the red for Kansas City. Given the , which was restructured this offseason, this could also be the last we see of him in Kansas City.Duvernay-Tardif was selected by the Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He’s been the starter at right guard since 2015, when he started 13 games.The NFL and NFLPA have agreed to expand the practice squad to 16 players for the 2020 NFL season according to numerous reports.Practice squads were set to expand from 10 players to 12 players during the 2020 season as a part of the new CBA. With the coronavirus in play, the NFL and the players union sought to expand them even more.&nbsp;The NFL first proposed this as an option back in June, but now it's officially agreed upon.The practice squad roster expansion comes with some interesting provisions that could benefit the Chiefs. According to Lindsay Jones...Things are picking up as the NFL and NFLPA try to come to an agreement on economics for the future.NFL Network's Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo first reported that the latest proposal the NFL sent to the NFLPA has the projected revenue shortfall spread out over the next four years of the salary cap. It'd start with the 2021 NFL season with a set salary cap of $175 million, assuming that the revenue shortfall is as significant as currently predicted. Under normal circumstances, the 2021 salary cap would have been projected in the $210 million range,...Please enter an email address.Thanks for signing up.Please check your email for a confirmation.Something went wrong.

Kansas City Chiefs right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif today announced that he will opt out of the 2020 NFL season. He’s the first NFL player to forgo the season under the recent changes to the collective bargaining agreement.Duvernay-Tardif graduated from McGill University medical school in May 2018 with a doctorate of medicine and master of surgery. He spent the offseason in Canada working as .Duvernay-Tardif took to Twitter to announce his decision. He indicated that he will continue to work at the long-term care facility.My decision regarding the 2020 NFL season— Laurent D. Tardif...

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