The Vikings placed Kyle Rudolph on injured reserve Tuesday because of a foot injury, ending the veteran tight end's 10th NFL season.
Vikings put tight end Kyle Rudolph on injured reserve
Guard Kyle Hinton was activated from the practice squad
December 30, 2020 at 2:00AM
The 31-year-old had 28 catches for 334 yards in 12 games in 2020. For his career, the two-time Pro Bowler has 453 receptions for 4,485 and 48 touchdowns.
Rudolph got a four-year, $36 million contract extension before the 2019 season, with $9.25 million guaranteed. The Vikings would save $5.1 million by releasing Rudolph before 2021.
Hinton is a rookie from Washburn (Kansas) who was a seventh round pick.
The Vikings are at Detroit on Sunday.
Andrew Krammer is joined by Matthew Coller of Purple Insider to discuss the Vikings offense, what they think of Justin Fields and the Bears, and they talk what's been expected and unexpected through four games.
