5 Minnesota Vikings should have been extended before Kyle Rudolph

With the report that Kyle Rudolph has obtained a Minnesota Vikings contract extension, it's time to think of five other players who need an agreement.

Late last night, Kyle Rudolph announced on his personal Twitter account that he and the Minnesota Vikings have reached an agreement to extend their contract in order to keep him with the team after the 2019 season.

ESPN Courtney Cronin shared on Twitter that the agreement would be signed this morning and formalized, keeping the veteran of the NFL nine seasons in the land of 10,000 lakes. Meanwhile, Tom Pelissero of NFL.com declares This is a four-year contract valued at $ 36 million, with an annual average of $ 9 million.

It's great that the team has managed to pull itself together, but there are also a number of players on the team's roster who have also obtained contract extensions and who may be more deserving of a long-term contract than Rudolph.

Let's take a look at five players that the Minnesota Vikings should have locked with an extension of contract before settling with Kyle Rudolph, starting with a player who has a contract, but probably will not.