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Jets Acquire Chiefs OL Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

The New York Jets acquired Chiefs guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, sending tight end Dan Brown to Kansas City in the deal ahead of Tuesday's NFL trade deadline.

Max Goodman

The Jets didn't make a blockbuster move at Tuesday's NFL trade deadline, but they did bolster their depth on the offensive line.

New York acquired veteran guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif from the Chiefs in exchange for backup tight end Dan Brown.

Duvernay-Tardif hasn't played an NFL snap since he started for the Chiefs in Super Bowl LIV following the 2019 season. He was active on Monday night for Kansas City after spending the first seven weeks of this year on the sidelines with a hand injury sustained this summer.

The 30-year-old is the league’s first active player to hold a medical degree. Duvernay-Tardif opted out of the 2020 season to work at a long-term care facility near his hometown in Montreal during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Even if he's been out of the league for a while, he can still help up front in the second half of this season. During his playing career, Duvernay-Tardif has made 57 starts in a Chiefs uniform, appearing in a total of 60 games over five seasons. 

"I'm excited for the next step of my journey and to be a part of the New York Jets organization," Duvernay-Tardif tweeted on Tuesday. "I believe strongly in what they are building and I am very thankful to be a part of it."

Both Duvernay-Tardif and Brown are free agents at the end of the 2021 season. 

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Max Goodman covers the New York Jets for Sports Illustrated and FanNation. He also covers the New York Yankees, publisher  of Sports Illustrated and FanNation's Yankees site, Inside The Pinstripes. Before starting out with SI, Goodman attended Northwestern University and the Medill School of Journalism. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism and Master’s Degree in Sports Media, graduating in 2019. While at school, Goodman gathered valuable experience as an anchor and reporter on NNN SportsNight and played on the club baseball team. Goodman previously interned at MLB.com as an associate reporter covering the Miami Marlins. He also interned with ESPN, working as an associate reporter on Mike Greenberg's Get Up. Goodman is from New York City. He grew up in Hell's Kitchen. Follow Goodman on Twitter @MaxTGoodman and connect with him via email by reaching out at maxgoodmansports@gmail.com.

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