Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, McGill medical student, inks $41.25M US deal with Kansas City Chiefs

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, a native of Mont Saint-Hilaire, Que., and former member of the McGill Redmen, has signed a five-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs.

The deal is worth a reported $41.25 million US.

The move endsDuvernay-Tardif's four-year, $2.35-million rookie deal, which still had a year remaining.

It hasbeen a meteoric rise for the 25-year-old, andthe converted defensive lineman has done it whilecontinuing to study medicine atMcGillUniversity.

Kansas City selected the six-foot-five, 321-pound offensivelineman in the sixth round, 200th overall, of the 2014 NFL draft.

Duvernay-Tardif sets sights on the NFL and beyond

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Medical student Laurent Duvernay-Tardif of McGill was picked in the 6th round of the NFL draft by Kansas City.

Duvernay-Tardif made the Chiefs' 53-man roster as a rookie but didn't play. Dubbed "Canadian Doctor"and "Larry" by his teammates,Duvernay-Tardif became a starter in 2015, playing 13 games before making a career-best 14 starts this year playing every game he dressed for.

The Chiefs finished atop the AFC West with a 12-4 record to secure the No. 2 playoff seed in the AFC. But their season ended bitterly as the Pittsburgh Steelers edged Kansas City 18-16 in a divisional playoff contest.

Earlier this month,Duvernay-Tardif returned to Montreal to continue his medical school studies and expects to complete his medical degree in 2018.