Signs were pointing towards the Vikings moving on from their longest-tenured player this offseason.
TE Kyle Rudolph said he was worth every dime of his contract this offseason and Minnesota appeared to be strapped for cash heading into 2021.
On Tuesday, the Vikings announced that they were releasing Rudolph from his contract. All of Rudolph’s 10 NFL seasons came with the Vikings. He has 4,488 receiving yards and 48 touchdown receptions in the regular season of his NFL career.
I’m sure Rudolph will find an NFL team this offseason and it will probably be weird for Vikings fans to see him in another jersey.
Here are three things to consider about the team releasing Rudolph: