Good luck to anyone trying to take George Kittle’s job. Or anyone trying to prevent him from doing it. The 31-year-old tight end has shown no signs of slowing down entering Year 9, which is good news for the 49ers and bad news for the defenders in front of him and the tight ends behind him on the depth chart.Kittle joined former 49ers teammate and NFL cornerback Richard Sherman on the latest episode of his podcast, “The Richard Sherman Podcast,” where he was asked how fun it is to compete against today’s young NFL stars at such a high level.“It’s an absolute blast,” Kittle told Sherman. “One of my favorite things I’ve learned really early in my career was that there are hundreds of thousands of kids who would love nothing more than to be the starting tight end for the San Francisco 49ers, and it is my job to ruin all of their dreams. So basically, ‘f–k them kids.’ Excuse my language. “That’s what my mindset is every single time. Every time I go against a new first-round draft pick defensive lineman, it’s like ‘Hey, I’m...
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