The Chiefs, with whom the offensive lineman won Super Bowl LIV in February 2020, got their hands on tight end Dan Brown. The McGill University product concluded its chapter in the American Midwest with 66 games on the clock, including 6 in the playoffs, and 63 starts on the offensive quintet.
The fact of having been struck out of the formation in seven of the eight meetings and not having yet played any game in the attack motivated his decision to lift his no-trade clause. Laurent Duvernay-Tardif will be free as the air at the end of the current campaign, unless he initials a contract extension with the Jets.
Saying goodbye to Kansas City isn’t an easy decision. When I retired last year, I vowed to do everything to get back on the pitch. Joining the Jets gives me the best opportunity to play
, expressed the main interested on his social networks.
New York, poursuit Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. Je crois fermement en ce qu'ils construisent et je suis très reconnaissant d'en faire partie. Merci [au directeur général] Joe Douglas et à l'entraîneur [Robert] Saleh pour votre confiance à mon égard. Go Jets!","text":"Je suis excité en vue de la prochaine étape de mon parcours et de faire partie de l'organisation des Jets de New York, poursuit Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. Je crois fermement en ce qu'ils construisent et je suis très reconnaissant d'en faire partie. Merci [au directeur général] Joe Douglas et à l'entraîneur [Robert] Saleh pour votre confiance à mon égard. Go Jets!"}}">I am excited for the next step in my journey and to be part of the organization of the New York Jets, continues Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. I firmly believe in what they are building and am very grateful to be a part of it. Thank you [au directeur général] Joe Douglas and Coach [Robert] Saleh for your trust in me. Go Jets!
After 21 months away from the field, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif wore the Chiefs uniform on Monday, a first since winning the Vince-Lombardi Trophy, in a 20-17 triumph over the New York Giants at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. .
Recall that the 30-year-old athlete had made the decision with serious consequences in terms of sport to ignore the 2020 campaign in order to continue the fight against the coronavirus in Quebec, in particular by helping out in a CHSLD.
For Laurent, it’s a new start, it’s a great opportunity for him to get playing time. The objective is to play. Laurent came back this year with the objective of playing and seeing the field, so that was his vision.
, explains his agent Sasha Ghavami.
Patrick Mahomes (No. 15) and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif (76) joined forces in 2018 to feature one of the best attacks in NFL history.
Photo : Getty Images / Jamie Squire
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When he made the decision not to play last year and [passer] the season away due to COVID, he vowed to come back to great shape and try to help a team aspire to top honors and see ground. [L’échange] give him the opportunity for that
, he adds.
According to Sasha Ghavami, her protégé was not not unhappy
despite the lack of action, but certainly would have liked to contribute more to Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and others Tyreek Hill.
I think like any professional athlete you want to play. Of course, if you are happy not to play, there is a problem. He was not satisfied, in the sense that he wanted to play, but he was not bitter, frustrated or unhappy with his situation.
, he emphasizes.
Laurent was proud to be part of the Chiefs organization, it was a dream that came true for him when they drafted him. Very grateful, but in the end Laurent is still a very good football player and he was in a situation where the Chiefs had a lot of depth, probably the team with the most depth on the attacking line. And what it does is good players don’t play. He had the opportunity to go to a team that values him, wants to see him play and will give him the opportunity to play.
Two teams at opposite ends
Even though the Chiefs are enjoying a well below expectations for the first half of the season, the Kansas City team remain Super Bowl contenders. This is not necessarily the case with the Jets, who won just a second game out of eight on Sunday.
New Yorkers have not tasted the Goodell Circuit playoff table since the end of the 2010 season. Only once have they exceeded the .500 respectability threshold during this period, reaching the bottom of the year. last with a yield of 2-14.
It’s a great challenge. When Laurent started with the Chiefs, it wasn’t a team that aspired to top honors either. The first few years, it was a rebuilding team. Laurent likes the challenge, I think seeing that the team wants it, that the Jets have a plan for him, it’s super encouraging, it’s super positive
, says Sasha Ghavami.
Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and his agent Sasha Ghavami are above all long-time friends.
Photo: Radio-Canada / Alain Décarie
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Getting that opportunity and going to maximize it is really important. Sure, the Jets don’t necessarily aspire to the Super Bowl this season, but they’re a team headed in the right direction. […] It’s a process that takes time, but we are very happy to see the enthusiasm that the team has for him and to acquire it this way.
, continues the representative of tight end Antony Auclair, color bearer of the Houston Texans.
The ninth week of activities will be short in practice for the Jets, who will already be back in the limelight Thursday night against the Colts in Indianapolis.
The probabilities are much higher than LDT
donned the New York green and white uniform in subsequent games against the Buffalo Bills or the Miami Dolphins, respectively, on November 14 and 21, respectively.
There is never anything promised in the NFL, but there is clearly a willingness to acquire it and have it as part of their team on the offensive line. The game plan is really for him to come in and show what he’s capable of, practice hard and try to get some playing time. Laurent has full confidence in his skills. ways. The Chiefs have a great team, young offensive linemen. At some point, you also have to look at the options, which is best for him. And what was best for him was to go get some playing time elsewhere, an opportunity to get some playing time. It will be to follow in the coming days, but we have confidence with the plan of the Jets.
