George Kittle could return this season if 49ers stay in playoff hunt

It looked like the throw from San Francisco 49ers quarterback C.J. Beathard to tight end George Kittle was going to be intercepted by the Seattle Seahawks defense. In fact, Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs looked genuinely shocked that the football didn't land in his waiting hands and then turned to see that Kittle had somehow hauled in the pass. GEORGE KITTLE ARE YOU KIDDING pic.twitter.com/tzullTQSTJ— PFF (@PFF) January 3,

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and all of his teammates are probably getting tired of being asked questions about Jimmy Garoppolo. The perception of the quarterback is different from the inside than it is from the outside. Inside the team, everyone believes in Garoppolo and sees him as a player that can lead them back to the Super Bowl. Outside the building, everyone is trying to determine if there is a better option. Kittle got asked one more question about Garoppolo before he and his teammates disappear for a much-needed break following a disastrous injury-plagued season. The tight end responded as he always does, expressing great confidence in his quarterback and friend. "Honestly, I've never had to talk about someone so much in my life," Kittle

Kendrick Bourne is one of several players on the San Francisco 49ers who may have played his final game with the team on Sunday, but it sounds like he'd prefer to extend his time in the Bay Area well past this season if he has any say in the matter. Bourne just finished his fourth season with the 49ers and is now slated to be an unrestricted free agent after re-signing with the team as a restricted free agent in the spring. Bourne has 132 catches for 1,693 yards and 11 touchdowns since joining the 49ers as an undrafted free agent out of Eastern Washington in 2017. He has also established himself over his career as one of the team's top depth options at receiver, but the 49ers have a number of key players to re-sign this offseason in addition to Bourne and a limited amount of