San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle exited Sunday’s Week 1 opener against the Seattle Seahawks with a hamstring injury and was ruled out for the rest of the game. The veteran entered the blue medical tent in the second quarter alalong with fellow Niners All-Pro Trent Williams and was seen standing on the sidelines wearing a baseball cap during the team’s next offensive drive.
Kittle’s injury is certainly a massive blow to San Francisco as it is looking to get the 2025 season started on the right note with a road victory over an NFC West rival. He was already making his presence felt with four receptions for 25 yards and a touchdown in the opening quarter of action. The nine-year veteran is coming off a 2024 campaign where he earned Second Team All-Pro honors with 78 receptions for 1,106 yards and eight touchdowns on the campaign. That led to him being a top-three fantasy tight end in average draft position heading into the new year.
49ers fans are certainly weary of injuries to star players as that was the driving factor of their disappointing 6-11 campaign last year. As of now, it remains unclear the severity of Kittle’s hamstring injury and we should get more information after the game.
