Former Tampa Bay Bucs tight end Kyle Rudolph is retiring from the National Football League. His 12-year career started in Minnesota, when the Vikings spent a second-round pick on the Notre Dame product, and ultimately ended in 2022 with Tampa.
Rudolph was added to the Buccaneers roster late last July as it seemed less and less likely fellow former Bucs tight end Rob Gronkowski would be returning for a third season in the red and pewter. Though brought in to potentially lessen the drop-off at the position, post Gronk, Rudolph struggled to make the field and ultimately had a relatively unimpactful tenure with Tampa Bay.