Kyle Rudolph and a Vikings fan have turned a disappointing story into a positive one.
On Wednesday, the Minnesota tight end tweeted that he’d been duped by a media member in the visitors’ locker room Sunday in New Orleans:
Jason King, the Vikings fan who purchased the gloves on eBay, responded to Rudolph’s tweet and said he would “gladly” donate to a charity of Rudolph’s choice.
The tight end has worked with the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital throughout his time with the Vikings, so Rudolph sent him in that direction:
At the time of this post’s publication, a crowdfund set up through the children’s hospital has received upwards of $35,000 in donations, with the fundraising goal set for $50,000.
