The Kansas City Chiefs are looking to be the first team to repeat as Super Bowl champions since the New England Patriots (2003-04), but one member of last year's squad is thinking bigger.

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif became the first player to opt out of the 2020 NFL season in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic—and with extremely good reason. Duvernay-Tardif was one of Kansas City's starting offensive lineman during their title-winning run, but he's also a practicing medical doctor. Instead of using his football skills to help the Chiefs repeat as champs, he's putting his medical expertise to work in his native Quebec, Canada, where he's been working at a care facility during the pandemic.

Duvernay-Tardif's main focus is on medicine, but that doesn't mean he's not excited for football season. In a Sports Illustrated article detailing his experience during the pandemic, Duvernay-Tardif shared his high hopes for the Chiefs in 2020—and his desires to help cement the dynasty when he returns to the field.

“I want the Chiefs to play all 16 games and make the playoffs; I want my team to repeat as Super Bowl champions, so that when I do return, we’re zoned in on a rare NFL three-peat.”

ESPN reported that the 29-year-old will earn $150,000 this season after opting out, instead of the $2.75 million he would have earned had he played.

“This is one of the most difficult decisions I have had to make in my life but I must follow my convictions and do what I believe is right for me personally,” Duvernay-Tardif wrote in July about his opt-out decision. “Being at the frontline during this offseason has given me a different perspective on this pandemic and the stress it puts on individuals and our healthcare system. I cannot allow myself to potentially transmit the virus in our communities simply to play the sport that I love. If I am to take risks, I will do it caring for patients.”

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Duvernay-Tardif received his medical doctorate from McGill University in May 2018 after eight years of clinical rotations. He continued his studies after the Chiefs drafted him in the sixth round in 2014.