Starting next Monday, the Vikings can renegotiate or extend tight end Kyle Rudolph’s rookie contract.

Rudolph wants to get something done during the offseason. “I want to be a Minnesota Viking for life,” Rudolph said.

Rudolph, taken with the No. 43 pick in the second round of the 2011 draft, said he will have his agent, David Dunn, reach out to Vikings management in hopes of reaching a deal at some point after Sunday’s regular-season finale against Detroit. If no deal is done, Rudolph would become a free agent after next season.

“I love it here,” he said “I want to stay in Minnesota. They’re the team that drafted me, and I love our ownership. I’m very happy with the organization.”

Rudolph, who signed a four-year, $3.9 million rookie contract, made the Pro Bowl last season, catching 53 passes for 493 yards. Rudolph, with 30 catches for 313 catches, was having another good season until he fractured his left foot in the Nov. 3 game at Dallas.

The hope was Rudolph would return in four to six weeks. But he was placed on injured reserve Dec. 9, ending his season.

“I just think we got a little bit of a false timeline with how well things went early,” Rudolph said. “The bottom line is I have two broken bones in my foot, and that takes time to heal. We just kind of ran out of time. … It’s very frustrating. In my opinion, there’s nothing worse in sports than being hurt and not being able to help your team.”

Rudolph said he won’t need surgery. He said he’s “not worried” about his foot not fully healing during the offseason.

Rudolph’s replacement, John Carlson, looked good in five starts after Rudolph went down. But Carlson suffered a concussion Dec. 8 at Baltimore and was placed Saturday on injured reserve. So he will end up missing the final three games.

“Based on his history and where he was, this is probably the best thing to do,” Vikings coach Leslie Frazier said of ending Carlson’s season.

With Rudolph and Carlson out, the Vikings have been going with a tight end combination of Rhett Ellison and Chase Ford, a pair of second-year players.

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