Kyle Rudolph on Tuesday hosted his annual “Christmas Holiday Huddle” for patients at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital.
Two days later, the Vikings officially announced Rudolph is the team’s nominee for the NFL’s Walter Payton Man of the Year for the third straight year.
Rudolph and his wife, Jordan, have long been involved with the U’s children’s hospital, hosting annual holiday events and, in 2017, opening Rudolph’s End Zone, a 2,500-square-foot space devoted to “allowing children to engage in therapeutic play and experience a sense of normalcy.” Star Tribune columnist Chip Scoggins detailed Rudolph’s community involvement in this 2018 article.