Alouettes acquires the rights of Laurent Duvernay-Tardif

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Laurent Duvernay-Tardif playing “in his own backyard” for the Montreal Alouettes?

It would happen if the offensive lineman plays in the CFL, the team announced Thursday night on Twitter.

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The club says it has acquired the rights to Duvernay-Tardif from the Calgary Stampeders for two conditional picks..

“We are happy to have proceeded with this transaction. Laurent is a soccer icon in Montreal and Quebec. We can only be winners in this transaction, because even if Laurent never wears an Alouettes uniform, he will be able to openly support his hometown team without feeling any remorse,” said Alouettes General Manager Danny Maciocia. in a statement on the team’s website.

“We wish him every success in his future football career and we are pleased knowing that if he plays in Canada, he will do so in a city and stadium that he knows very well. Finally, he might as well wear the letters MD on the back of his jersey like he’s always wanted to do.”

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Duvernay-Tardif, who has a medical degree from McGill, was traded from the Kansas City Chiefs to the New York Jets in November and was eager to play again after opting out of the 2020 NFL season to work at a Quebec long-term care facility. during the pandemic.

“I’m planning to play this year, that’s for sure,” he said in a video conference call in November. “That’s why I’m here today, because I want to play football. We’ll see how that goes for next year and the year after that. With football, if there’s one thing I’ve learned in my last eight years in the league, you have to go one week at a time and that’s what I’m going to try to do.”