Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph made the media rounds Wednesday in Connecticut as he visited the ESPN campus.

Rudolph made appearances on multiple TV shows and also chatted with Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic on their Mike & Mike radio show.

Rudolph and the hosts chatted about the Vikings wild season at quarterback, injuries along the offensive line and Rudolph's twin baby girls.

The main topic of conversation centered about Minnesota's pair of quarterbacks — Sam Bradford and Teddy Bridgewater.

Bradford was acquired in a Sept. 3 trade with Philadelphia after Bridgewater suffered a season-ending knee injury in an Aug. 30 practice.

Bradford ended up throwing for 3,877 yards with 20 touchdowns and five interceptions. He also set an NFL record with a 71.6 completion percentage.

Rudolph said Bradford's most impressive moment might have come in the quarterback's first start in Purple, a 17-14 win against Green Bay in Week 2 on Sunday Night Football that was also the regular-season debut of U.S. Bank Stadium. 

"What he was able to do, fast forwarding (15) days to his first start … was incredible," Rudolph said. "I've never seen anything like it in sports.

"To boil it down, you're in high school and studying Spanish that entire semester, and then all of the sudden the week of finals you get switched to a French final and you have to pass it in a week," Rudolph added. "It's a credit to his work ethic and the time he put it … we went into that game against the Packers with a full install. It wasn't like we had to chop it down to make sure Sam could handle it."

Rudolph set career highs with 83 catches for 840 yards and added seven touchdowns. He also set a franchise record with his 29th receiving touchdown, the most for a tight end.

The former first-round pick out of Notre Dame expected to take the next step forward with Bridgewater at the helm, but that plan went awry went Bridgewater was lost for the season in the Vikings final preseason practice.

Rudolph said the injury was a shock to the Vikings and Head Coach Mike Zimmer, who immediately canceled the remainder of practice.

"The overwhelming outpour of support is because of the kind of kid Teddy is and the work that he's put in," Rudolph said. "Most of the time when someone goes down (in practice), you move to another field and carry on.

"But in that instance there was nothing that we were going to get done after that in practice and Zim knew that," he added. "We went in and had a team meeting and he kind of updated us on Teddy's status."

Rudolph said he drew strength from visiting Bridgewater in the hospital the same night.

"Until I got to the hospital, I was just crushed for him," Rudolph said. "But I went there and saw him and spent some time with him and saw his attitude and his mindset … it inspired me to go out and be a better player and better person."

Rudolph also chatted on Mike & Mike about the Vikings tough luck on the offensive line. Minnesota used a different starting combination in half of its games and had 12 different linemen see the field.

"The continuity along the offense line … I think the Atlanta Falcons have had one group all year," Rudolph said. "We started (eight) different combinations in 16 games … it wasn't even about our guys vs. their guy, it was just our guys playing together."

Off the field, Rudolph and his wife, Jordan, had a milestone moment when they welcomed twin baby girls in October.

Rudolph said his daughters, Finley Claire and Andersyn Kate, are doing well at almost four months old.

"All has been well," Rudolph said. "They're happy and healthy, Mom has been healthy and she's been a rock star."