San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey reacted to the devastating injury suffered by George Kittle on Sunday.

George Kittle is no different. The San Francisco 49ers star tight end was dealt a bitter blow on Sunday, during his team’s Wild Card game against the Philadelphia Eagles. After making a catch in the first half Kittle planted to cut around a defender,

Kittle inscribed the words “DEAD FOREVER” on the tape wrapped around his left ankle and gestured to the message during pregame warmups, a reference to the death of Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir. Weir’s family announced Saturday that the jam-band pioneer had died peacefully at age 78, surrounded by loved ones.