Not only from the practices and things like that, but just from living with him for my first NFL year and from going to different events here and there and learning what that means for the community and stuff like that.”.Rudolph, who is active with the University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, has been named the Vikings Community Man of the Year for three straight seasons. Our guys all prepare really well. When Smith didn’t find a place to his liking, Rudolph, who had been taken in the second round in 2011, made an offer.“We were like, ‘If you want to live with us, you’re welcome to and you’ve got the whole set-up in the basement,”’ Rudolph said.The basement had a bedroom, bathroom and a half kitchen. ","We've had a lot of really good rooms here over the years. “I got mine in the fourth quarter. “We still joke about it. Let’s find out.Build your custom FanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis on Minnesota Vikings and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more.Your privacy is safe with us. They also go out together on Rudolph’s boat, and Rudolph said Smith is quite the wakeboarder.“They have a great relationship,” said wide receiver Adam Thielen, who joined the Vikings as a rookie on the practice squad in 2013 and made the active roster in 2014. Latest Minnesota Vikings News; 90 Minnesota Vikings: Tight Ends. Week 11 against the Broncos proved a big day for Minnesota tight ends.Rudolph entered the game with 410 career catches and by the fourth quarter had increased that total to 414, surpassing Vikings Legend Jake Reed and.Rudolph went on to have his best game of the season that day, making five catches for 67 yards, including a season-long 32-yard touchdown en route to Minnesota's dramatic comeback defeat of Denver. Who was the first person to help him? Share on Facebook. My golf game is not very good, so we’re out there more to have a good time than to go low.”.While Smith admits he sometimes takes his “lumps” in golf, he vows to to keep practicing so he can “have some good rounds in the future” with Rudolph. Despite receiving criticism for being “injury-prone” due to sitting 8 games in 2013 and 9 games in 2014, Rudolph has started and played in 86 straight games.Last off-season, Rudolph was the target of a ton of speculation about his taking a pay cut to help the team when they were in cap space hell. Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph and safety Harrison Smith were also teammates at Notre Dame from 2008-10. Minnesota Vikings tight end Irv Smith (84) celebrates after catching a 10-yard touchdown pass during the second half of an NFL football game against … Then we started shoving or whatever, and it became a full-on, kind of like a little brawl within the team.”.Did that lead to any animosity between the two players moving forward? He flashed his talent by catching 36 passes for 311 yards and two touchdowns, and the Vikings coaching staff is hoping that Smith has just scratched the surface of his ability level.Kubiak likes what he has seen to this point in training camp. They are shown before a Nov. 4, 2017, Notre Dame home game against Wake Forest. Smith’s parents, who live in Knoxville, Tenn., are Steven and Susan Smith. The starter and 2nd option are more or less set. I would say no.”.What is surprising to Rudolph and Smith is that they have been teammates for so long. Not exactly.“The whole team comes flying out to get in the middle of it, and Harry and I just kind of went back to the huddle, and we were like, ‘All right, on to the next play,’ ” Rudolph said. They stayed at the Eden Prairie home that Kyle and Jordan then rented, and Smith also was a tenant.After Smith was taken with the No. The Smith Jr. scouting report foreshadowed a TE-WR hybrid, a winning background at Alabama, and migraine headaches for opposing linebackers. Smith also was surprisingly ahead of the curve in blocking, something that was a question mark for him coming from college where he wasn’t known as an elite blocker.In year two, the Vikings should expect more from Smith. Minnesota Vikings tight end Irv Smith (84) celebrates after catching a 10-yard touchdown pass during the second half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019, in Minneapolis. The Vikings already had longtime tight end Kyle Rudolph on the roster, so the Smith Jr. choice was a bit puzzling. “Tight end, the F position, those wideout positions. “That’s all we can ask for as a coach. In their first practice in pads, Smith, trying to show his toughness, got in an extra lick on Rudolph.“I was trying to overcompensate by, like, being scrappy because I wasn’t really big enough to be a linebacker, and I hit Rudy,” Smith said. With Smith often having covered Rudolph in practices, they each credit the other for helping them become top-notch pros.Off the field, the two regularly meet for activities.

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