Sports Chiefs’ Laurent Duvernay-Tardif becomes first NFL player to opt out of 2020 season July 24, 2020Tom Schad, USA TODAYComments Off on Chiefs’ Laurent Duvernay-Tardif becomes first NFL player to opt out of 2020 season Citing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, Chiefs lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif became the first known NFL player to opt out of the 2020 season.