MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota Vikings have released longtime tight end Kyle Rudolph.
The team announced the move Tuesday afternoon. Rudolph played for the Vikings for a decade. They took him in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft.
“Thank you Minnesota!!” Rudolph tweeted. “Although my time as a Viking has come to a close, my time as a MINNESOTAN is just getting started.”
The well-loved veteran wrote a lengthier farewell on The Players’ Tribune.
“Kyle has been a leader and mentor for us on and off the field from the first day I arrived in Minnesota,” head coach Mike Zimmer said in a statement.