When the Minnesota Vikings drafted Irv Smith Jr. with their second pick of the 2019 NFL Draft, many assumed the writing was on the wall for the future of their longtime tight end Kyle Rudolph. Rudolph, an eight-year veteran and NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year finalist, was entering the last year of his contract and talks of a new deal had seemingly stalled.
But on Monday night, while the Warriors and Raptors were doing battle in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, Rudolph posted a tweet that there was “unfinished business” for him in Minnesota:
Moments later, Adam Schefter confirmed that the Vikings had indeed agreed to a four-year, $36 million extension that is slated to keep Rudolph in Minnesota.