1st Team All Pro - TE George Kittle Thread | Page 747

Jan 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM

Patton
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Originally posted by Heroism:
Holy f**k, look at the swelling on ankle

George Kittle shares he's "heartbroken" but knows the 49ers aren't finished after his Achilles injury ❤??🩹

[via @gkittle46's IG] pic.twitter.com/o62k31cl1p
— 49ers on NBCS (@NBCS49ers) January 12, 2026

Man, that's horrible for him. This is going to be a long road back, he's probably out all next year.

Jan 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM

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Originally posted by SlipAndSlideBosa:

Originally posted by Heroism:
Holy f**k, look at the swelling on ankle

George Kittle shares he's "heartbroken" but knows the 49ers aren't finished after his Achilles injury ❤??🩹

[via @gkittle46's IG] pic.twitter.com/o62k31cl1p
— 49ers on NBCS (@NBCS49ers) January 12, 2026

So did he just step wrong to tear it? It looked like a non contact play.

The play where you can see he's stood up by the defender and can literally see his achilles pop as he's fighting for more yards would be how he tore it….

Jan 13, 2026 at 9:44 AM

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Jan 13, 2026 at 9:47 AM

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alwayssecond
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same injury as haliburton in the finals?

Jan 13, 2026 at 10:07 AM

#11195

Bluesbro
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Originally posted by alwayssecond:
same injury as haliburton in the finals?

And Durant in the finals a half decade back.

Jan 13, 2026 at 10:52 AM

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Originally posted by Patton:
Man, that's horrible for him. This is going to be a long road back, he's probably out all next year.

Crabtree did it in 6 months. George will attack it just like Fred.

Jan 14, 2026 at 10:01 PM

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I don't know if this has been discussed but I wonder if the injury he sustained against the colts was the reason he tore his Achilles and he returned too early. I think both happened on his right leg. He did not look right against Seattle.

[ Edited by JoseCortez on Jan 14, 2026 at 10:22 PM ]

Jan 14, 2026 at 10:35 PM

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Originally posted by Bluesbro:

Originally posted by alwayssecond:
same injury as haliburton in the finals?

And Durant in the finals a half decade back.

That haliburton injury was brutal especially its timing... bro was on pace to drop 40. Like losing Purdy on your game winning drive.

Jan 14, 2026 at 11:04 PM

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George Kittle has been selected to his 7th career #ProBowlGames!@49ers | #FTTB pic.twitter.com/Q8DSQhzDFV
— NFL+ (@NFLPlus) January 14, 2026

Over or Under on how many yards he gets?

Jan 19, 2026 at 2:11 PM

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Interesting interview today. He suggested he'd be back well before November.

Jan 19, 2026 at 2:13 PM

#11201

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I know Phoenix brought up likely, but wouldn't mind kicking the tires on Waller.

Jan 19, 2026 at 2:53 PM

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Originally posted by JoseCortez:
I don't know if this has been discussed but I wonder if the injury he sustained against the colts was the reason he tore his Achilles and he returned too early. I think both happened on his right leg. He did not look right against Seattle.

His injury against the Colts was a deltoid ligament sprain. Completely different than an Achilles tendon.

Jan 19, 2026 at 3:18 PM

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Originally posted by BYisGod:
Interesting interview today. He suggested he'd be back well before November.

Hard to really put any stock into what he says. Kittle is an extremely optimistic person.

I definitely do not doubt though that he will attack his rehab with everything he has.

Jan 20, 2026 at 9:18 AM

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Originally posted by Patton:

Originally posted by Heroism:
Holy f**k, look at the swelling on ankle

George Kittle shares he's "heartbroken" but knows the 49ers aren't finished after his Achilles injury ❤??🩹

[via @gkittle46's IG] pic.twitter.com/o62k31cl1p
— 49ers on NBCS (@NBCS49ers) January 12, 2026

Man, that's horrible for him. This is going to be a long road back, he's probably out all next year.

The majority of Achilles tears are lower, in what we call the 'watershed' area.

Apparently George Kittle's tear was higher up, which is actually fantastic news.

In his case, he didn't reportedly require an anchors into the heel m, which means that he will be able to return to… https://t.co/XJKYPIEbaR
— Jesse Morse, M.D. (@DrJesseMorse) January 20, 2026

Jan 20, 2026 at 9:21 AM

#11205

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Originally posted by NYniner85:

The majority of Achilles tears are lower, in what we call the 'watershed' area.

Apparently George Kittle's tear was higher up, which is actually fantastic news.

In his case, he didn't reportedly require an anchors into the heel m, which means that he will be able to return to… https://t.co/XJKYPIEbaR
— Jesse Morse, M.D. (@DrJesseMorse) January 20, 2026

Some argue however that for long term stability anchoring into the calcaneus (heel bone) is better.