NASHVILLE — George Kittle's Tight End University was a huge success for the 49ers All-Pro as both a learning opportunity and chance to fundraise for several charities. All players in attendance benefitted from the teachings of Kittle, who shared advice and techniques on run blocking, and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who focused on route running. NFL alumni Rob Gronkowski, Greg Olsen and Jordan Reed also took part in teaching moments at the two-day event. "The classroom discussions were awesome," Kittle told NBC Sports Bay Area on Thursday afternoon. "Got to learn a lot watching Travis Kelce talk about the way he runs routes, Jordan Reed talking about his releases, and showing practice tape of him just cooking dudes was really fun to see. "I always like talking about outside-zone run game because it usually peaks a lot of questions, because not a lot of guys are coached on it." The third annual Nashville gathering also raised funds for several charities, including Bridgestone Kids, which invited several children to participate in activities on the Vanderbilt football practice field where the event was held. After their own sessions had ended for the day, players...
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