George Kittle spoke with Kyle Shanahan before it was determined he would return Saturday from a broken foot to play against the Cardinals. Their back-and-forth was brief. "He asked me if wanted to play and I said, 'Hell, yes,'" Kittle said. "And he said, Sounds good.' That was our conversation."
49ers’ George Kittle: Coach ‘asked me if I wanted to play ... I said, ‘Hell yes’
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