One by one, Kyle Rudolph read through the stack of letters in front of him, wiping away a steady flow of tears.
On screen, in a video entitled "Dear Kyle," those who had felt the effects of Rudolph’s contributions to the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital shared their gratitude for the Minnesota Vikings tight end.
The voices spanned a wide spectrum: the parents and sister of a young boy who died from a rare genetic skin disorder. The father of a patient born with Spina Bifida. Hospital employees and nurses. Rudolph’s wife Jordan, who read a personal letter along with one sent in from former Notre Dame coach Charlie Weiss.