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Kyle Rudolph

TE

#82

Experience: 12 years

Height: 6-6

Age: 35

Weight: 265 lbs

College: Notre Dame

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Preseason

WK Game Date OPP RESULT REC YDS AVG LNG TD ATT YDS AVG LNG TD FUM LOST
4 08/30/2013 Titans W 24 - 23
3 08/26/2013 @Niners L 14 - 34 1 5 5 5 0
2 08/16/2013 @Bills L 16 - 20 3 39 13 25 0
1 08/10/2013 Texans L 13 - 27

Regular Season

WK Game Date OPP RESULT REC YDS AVG LNG TD ATT YDS AVG LNG TD FUM LOST
14 12/08/2013 @Ravens L 26 - 29
13 12/01/2013 Bears W 23 - 20
12 11/24/2013 @Packers T 26 - 26
11 11/17/2013 @Seahawks L 20 - 41
10 11/08/2013 Redskins W 34 - 27
9 11/03/2013 @Cowboys L 23 - 27 2 35 17.5 31 1
8 10/28/2013 Packers L 31 - 44 4 51 12.8 17 0
7 10/22/2013 @Giants L 7 - 23 3 27 9 21 0
6 10/13/2013 Panthers L 10 - 35 9 97 10.8 23 1
4 09/29/2013 Steelers W 34 - 27 2 6 3 6 0
3 09/22/2013 Browns L 27 - 31 5 28 5.6 9 0
2 09/15/2013 @Bears L 30 - 31 3 42 14 20 1
1 09/08/2013 @Lions L 24 - 34 2 27 13.5 21 0

Biography

• Teamed with Second Harvest Heartland to create Rudy's Meal Plan, which donated 82,000 meals to kids in need due to Covid 19 in spring 2020.

• Caught the game-winning TD pass in the 2019 Wild Card win at New Orleans, the 2nd postseason TD of his career.

• Had 6 receiving TDs in 2019, tied for 2nd-most among NFC TEs.

• Has the 5th-most receptions in franchise history with 425.

• Has started 81 consecutive games, a franchise record among TEs and the longest active streak among active NFL TEs.

• The Minnesota Vikings nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

• Received $5,000 for the University of Minnesota Children's Hospital for receiving the 3rd-most votes in the 2019 Walter Payton Man of the Year Challenge on social media.

• His 425 career catches and 4,154 receiving yards trail only Steve Jordan for the franchise lead among TEs in both categories.

• Holds record for most career TD receptions by a TE in franchise history with 47, and is 5th all-time among all Viking players.

OFF THE FIELD

• Married wife Jordan in 2016 and has since welcomed 3 children, twin girls Andersyn and Finley, and son, Henry.

• Named the Minnesota Vikings Community Man of the Year in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

• Partnered with University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital to develop Kyle Rudolph's End Zone, a play area for children receiving treatment and their families.

• Spends countless hours at Masonic Children's Hospital hosting and participating in events, like his annual Holiday Huddles.

• Visited Iceland during the 2017 offseason with teammates DT Linval Joseph and DE Danielle Hunter as a part of the team's Viking Heritage trip.

• Majored in management-consulting at Notre Dame and is 2 semesters shy of earning his degree.

• Member of National Honor Society at Cincinnati's Elder High.

• Active with the Vikings Fuel Up To Play 60 initiative with the Vikings and Midwest Dairy Association, a program that works with schools to raise awareness on diet and physical fitness.

• Has worked closely with the Minnesota Muscular Dystrophy Association "Muscle Team."

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