Thursday was the deadline for NFL players to opt out of the 2020 season, and a number of prominent names — including Dont’a Hightower of the Patriots and Damien Williams of the Chiefs — have decided not to play. The first player to opt out of the season was Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, an offensive lineman for the Super Bowl champion Chiefs. The Athletic’s Nate Taylor joins us to discuss Duvernay-Tardif’s remarkable double life as a doctor and football player, and why he won’t be taking the field for Kansas City in 2020. 

Read Nate Taylor’s story about Laurent Duvernay-Tardif: https://theathletic.com/1891840/2020/06/24/after-treating-patients-laurent-duvernay-tardif-shares-his-unique-perspective/?source=theleadpodcast 

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