The football player-turned-doctor is currently working on his residency in Canada.

The 2020 Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year continues to balance his NFL and medical careers.

Each Sportsperson honoree is being recognized by one of his or her athletic and activist forebears.

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, the Chiefs’ guard with a doctorate in medicine, details his choice to opt out of the 2020 NFL season