Achilles, Kittle and San Francisco 49ers
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Sunday's road win over the Eagles gave the 49ers plenty of reason to celebrate, but the locker room party was muted a bit due to tight end George Kittle's injury.
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,
The San Francisco 49ers targeted George Kittle on a six-yard pass with just over six minutes remaining in the second quarter. After Kittle was tackled, he immediately grabbed the back of his right ankle. It was a non-contact injury, which is genuinely the worst-case scenario.