Keeping Kyle Rudolph is Vikings' best option

The objective should be to add receiving options for Kirk Cousins, not reduce them.

Chip Scoggins @chipscoggins

Kyle Rudolph has made it clear that he won’t accept a pay cut from the Vikings. That doesn’t make him greedy, or disloyal, or a selfish teammate.

It simply means he’s looking out for himself in a ruthless business that offers little in the way of security.

Rudolph signed a contract to do a job that comes with dangerous risks to his brain and body in a profession that treats someone age 30 as a senior citizen. Rudolph has been a productive tight end and an exemplary ambassador for the organization in the community.

Why would he agree to take a dime less than what his contract stipulates?

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