Former Jets and Chiefs OL Laurent Duvernay-Tardif announced that he’s retiring from the NFL
Duvernay-Tardif, 29, is a former sixth-round pick of the Chiefs back in 2014 out of McGill. He was entering the final year of his rookie contract when he agreed to a six-year, $41.94 million extension that included $14 million guaranteed.
Duvernay-Tardif was set to make a base salary of $6.203 million for the 2020 season when he opted out to work as a medical orderly in Canada during the pandemic. He agreed to a restructured contract that lowered his salary to $2.75 million for 2021.
He was traded to the Jets midseason and played out the rest of his deal.
For his career, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif appeared in 73 games, making 65 starts for the Jets and Chiefs.
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