Kyle Rudolph has been with the Vikings since 2012. In those eight seasons, he has become the Vikings’ all-time leader in receiving touchdowns as a tight end (41) and is second to only Steve Jordan (who played in Minnesota for 12 years) in yardage from that position.
Rudolph is 29 years old, has played in all 16 regular-season games since 2015, is a solid blocker with excellent hands and a six-foot-six, 265 lb. body.
In average yearly salary, Rudolph is ninth among active tight ends, making $7.3M a season, behind several at his position like the Packers’ Jimmy Graham, the Titans’ Delanie Walker, the Redskins’ Jordan Reed, and the Panthers’ Greg Olsen.