Kansas City&nbsp;guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif broke his hand during a practice last week, according to multiple reports.

The Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Que., native is expected to be sidelined about four weeks.

The timeline gives Duvernay-Tardif a chance at being available for the team's regular-season opener on Sept. 12 against the Cleveland Browns.

Duvernay-Tardif has been working as the second-team right guard in training camp behind rookie Trey Smith.

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif named ESPN's Sports Humanitarian of the year

Kansas City guard and doctor Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is being honoured for his decision to opt out of the 2020 NFL season to pitch in at a long-term care home in Montreal to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Canadian Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, seen above in January, said Wednesday he would be taking classes at Harvard after opting out of the upcoming NFL season.

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The former McGill University offensive lineman worked as an orderly in a long-term care home in Montreal, marking the first football player to put his career on hold due to COVID-19. 

Sensing call of duty, Canada's Duvernay-Tardif traded O-line for pandemic front line

The first active NFL player to become a licensed MD, Laurent Duvernay-Tardif virtuously swapped the offensive line for the pandemic's front line and has been serving as an orderly at a long-term care facility in Montreal since late August — 10 weeks after winning Super Bowl LIV.

Kansas City guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif is introduced before the AFC Championship game in 2020. Duvernay-Tardif, a licensed MD, opted out of the NFL season to work as an orderly at a long-term care facility in Montreal during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The 30-year-old Canadian has started 57 of 60 games played during five seasons with Kansas City.

He opted out of the 2020 season and spent time working at a nursing home helping COVID-19 patients in Montreal. Last month, ESPN named him Sports Humanitarian of the Year at their ESPY awards show.

Duvernay-Tardif has started six postseason games for Kansas City, including all three as the club claimed the 2019 title, beating the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl.

It's about comfort and dignity, says Canadian NFL player on working in long-term care home

Quebec's Laurent Duvernay-Tardif of the Kansas City Chiefs opted out of the NFL season to work in a long-term care home during the COVID-19 pandemic. He talks to Matt Galloway of CBC Radio's The Current about what he learned.

Kansas City offensive guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif has started 57 of 60 games played during his five seasons with the team.

Kansas City's Duvernay-Tardif expected out for 4 weeks with broken hand: reports

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