Kyle Rudolph On The Evolution of NFL Tight Ends, Controversial Calls & Future of College Football

About this episode

Kyle Rudolph discusses his NFL journey, the evolution of tight ends, and the future of college football.

The Dudes break down the biggest stories in sports including the exit of Jason Kidd as head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, the New York Knicks sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers, MLB Headlines, Johnny Manziel’s MMA fight and which pro athletes the Dudes want to see fight it out. Then, former NFL tight end Kyle Rudolph joins the show to talk about his NFL journey, life after football, his charity work, the current state of college football, and the controversial 2020 NFC Wild Card game between the New Orleans Saints and Minnesota Vikings. PLUS, he ranks his top 6 current NFL tight ends. See who takes the #1 spot! Go to https://www.shopify.com/ALMOST to get started now! Go to https://shadyrays.com/ and use code ALMOST for 50% off 2+ pairs of polarized sunglasses. If you’ve got a question, hot take, or your own Almost Athlete moment, head to AlmostAthletes.com or call (972) 805-8866. Upload your own fan fails here: https://new.myharbourshare.com/agree/gSttAsmDbo6vYCfm3HBdjh?fbclid=PARlRTSARDo7VleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAafRqYdnXc6xTmfPMNERbnp5yfF-BqLSY3NCu2GQZSehgOTgD69fSBeTqTcAQg_aem_RWLUmW87bcZIif3zTrWKBg Chapters 00:00 Introduction 04:17 Topical Sports…

People in this episode

Host: Dude Perfect

Guest: Kyle Rudolph

Topics covered

• NFL tight ends
• college football
• sports controversies
• athlete interviews
• charity work
• MLB headlines

Keywords

• NFL
• tight ends
• college football
• Jason Kidd
• Johnny Manziel
• controversial calls
• charity work
• sports news

Sponsors

Shopify, Shady Rays

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, Cleveland Cavaliers, MLB

Products: Shady Rays

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