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What’s it like watching Chiefs video games on TV?
Duvernay-Tardif: “I was never a big fan of watching football on TV before I got into the NFL. And now I feel like I watch football the same way I study the game in getting ready for an opponent, because that’s all I know. So announcers are just talking and I’m like, ‘AHH! Get away!’ I need to focus to see how everything is going. How’s Patrick (Mahomes)? Is he nervous, is he calm? How’s the O-line? I feel like I can’t pick up that detail, and I’m so frustrated about the TV angles because they don’t show the O-line enough.”
Are you continue to in contact with teammates and coaches?
Duvernay-Tardif: “Oh yeah, for sure. I’ve been talking with the guys, and texting. For a while there in August it was almost like a break-up. And I know that feeling, because every time someone gets put on IR, you take him out of the group chat and put on the new guy that comes in. That’s just the way it is. So when I got kicked out of that group text, I was like, ‘Awww, geez, I wanna be back on the inside.’ But now, to reconnect more with some of those guys individually, it’s nice.”
What are your football-playing plans going ahead, the 2021 season and past?
Duvernay-Tardif: “I’m staying in the best shape I can be right now. I have a gym set up on my roof. I’m trying to use this year off to show up in spring mini-camp, or whatever we can show up in Kansas City for, and be in the best shape possible. I feel like I’m on my way to be stronger. I don’t know about quicker, because it’s harder to run here. But I feel like I can be stronger than I was last year on the same date. I feel that’s a positive for me. And then after that I feel like it is going to come down to fighting for a spot. It’s a competitive league, and I think I’m going to have to go out there and battle. That’s my mindset. Same with after my big injury in 2018. Everybody I know was like, ‘Oh, you’re going back.’ And I’m like, ‘I’m going back to earn back my spot, because it’s a business and nothing’s guaranteed. If things don’t go the way I want, it’s not going to be because I wasn’t in good shape.’ That’s my mindset. That’s all I focus on.”
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