The San Francisco 49ers couldn't hold on to get All-Pro tight end George Kittle back to their offense, with lead trainer Kyle Shanahan knowing the effect he makes to one of the top units in the NFL. San Francisco has a decent offense without Kittle, yet they are Super Bowl caliber with him.
The 49ers could have been without Kittle any longer than the two games he missed with a lower leg damage. In addition to the fact that Kittle returned a lot of sooner than anticipated from the damage, he really played through a messed up lower leg (and plans to play through it for the rest of the period). Kittle completed with six gets for 129 yards and a touchdown, including a 61-yard gathering that set the game away in the second from last quarter of the 49ers prevailing 37-8 win over the Green Bay Packers.
"It resembles a bit of tree covering fell off," 49ers lead trainer Kyle Shanahan said with respect to the seriousness of Kittle's messed up ankle, via Chris Biderman of the Sacramento Bee. "It was only a shaved piece of the bone fell off and when you do that, it's as yet steady. You can't break it more terrible and you're ready to go with it, yet it's amazingly excruciating."
Kittle obviously indicated he was playing through torment with damage that should sideline him six-to about two months. He returned only 24 days in the wake of enduring the damage, and would have returned sooner notwithstanding knee torment that made him miss two games. Kittle played 79 percent of the snaps in the Sunday night win, and the 49ers had 112 yards hurrying, their most since Kittle keep going played on October 31.
The 49ers have the No. 2 run offense (145.6 yards per game) as a result of what Kittle brings at tight end. Kittle broadcasted he wasn't going to miss the 49ers' greatest stretch of the period because of a stumbled lower leg (regardless of whether he's in torment). The 49ers indicated why they are a Super Bowl most loved with Kittle on the field.
"It's attitude," Kittle said, via Nick Wagoner of ESPN. "It's football. Like I stated, you either play or you don't play. I wish I could've played a week ago and the prior week; they wouldn't let me. Be that as it may, it's only an outlook."
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