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Laurent Duvernay-Tardif spends at practice will seem like a vacation of sorts.
The playbook will seem like a comic book. Success would be sweet, failure merely
a disappointment. The moment he heard his name called in the sixth round of the
NFL draft on Saturday, the Montreal native went from being a medical student at
McGill University spending 60 hours a week in neonatal intensive care units to
an aspiring offensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs. You see, in a draft
full of intriguing stories, Doc Larry is especially unique. After all, how many
23-year-olds are late to their advisers house to watch the draft because they
were helping to deliver twins by emergency C-section? And how many NFL hopefuls
have spent their spring working at childrens hospitals, first in the emergency
room and later in the NICU, often handling babies that fit comfortably in his
massive hands? How many players who heard their names called over the three days
of the draft have just one more year of medical school before they can call
themselves a doctor? Duvernay-Tardif plans to fit that in during summers, when
he is able to take a break from football. But for now, his focus has shifted
entirely to the Chiefs. He planned to be in Kansas City this week for rookie
orientation, with a three-day rookie minicamp starting May 24. "Thing is that a
year ago, my dream was to play in the CFL," said Duvernay-Tardif, who played so
well at the East-West Shrine Game that several teams — including the Chiefs —
took notice. "At that point, I was like, Oh, damn! I think the NFL is the place
for me to play," he said. "Everything went well after that. I was training in
the States. I had two visits and hosted my own Pro Day in Montreal and a few
teams showed up. Everything went really well for me." Lets be clear about one
thing: Theres a good chance that Duvernay-Tardif is a better doctor than he is a
football player at this point. The competition in the Canadian Interuniversity
Sport system — which has produced 10 draft picks total — is not exactly the same
as the Southeastern Conference. McGill is not Alabama, having produced one other
draft choice — a long-snapper taken by Jacksonville in 2001. Some of the rules
of the Canadian game are also a bit different. Then throw in the fact that Doc
Larry will be going against players bigger, faster and stronger than ever
before, and chances are hell be in for a rude baptism when he finally straps on
a Chiefs helmet. "Competition (in Canada) is really a step backward," said Pat
Sperduto, the teams area scout, "(but) football is blocking and tackling.
Nothing changes there. Its still the same there. You just watch him, you realize
that this kid has physical talent." For one thing, he has prototypical size at
6-foot-5, 315 pounds. He also has what Sperduto called a "nasty" streak on the
field, which is a bit hard to reconcile with the affable med student who has
been spending his time working with sick children. "The potential that he has
ahead of him is really good," general manager John Dorsey said. "Now hes going
to have to learn, but what he demonstrated at the East-West Game, he actually
played at a very high level. He did very well. When you have a player like that
— hes got so much more room to grow." The Chiefs lost three players who started
along the offensive line on the first day of free agency, and while Kansas City
made a few moves to counter the departures, there is still a pressing need for
offensive line depth. Duvernay-Tardif could provide some of it. "I think when
you play football, you have to play 100 per cent," Duvernay-Tardif said. "When I
went to the Shrine game, I said, Lets compete until you hear the whistle, and
thats what Im going to do at training camp. And hopefully Im going to be able to
compete for a spot." And if things dont work out? He certainly has a fallback
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requested and were granted permission to speak to Bogar about their managerial
vacancy.Bogar, who joined the Rangers last off-season as their bench coach, had
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Sept. 5.Texas also announced plans to interview Pittsburgh bench coach Jeff
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