San Francisco 49ers tight finish George Kittle was positioned on injured reserve Tuesday and can miss no less than the following 4 video games.
The six-time Professional Bowl choice sustained a hamstring harm within the first half of Sunday’s season-opening 17-13 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.
Kittle caught a 5-yard landing move within the first quarter to open the scoring and had 4 receptions on 4 targets for 25 yards earlier than exiting.
Vast receiver Jauan Jennings additionally left the sport with a shoulder harm, however a number of experiences Tuesday stated the difficulty wasn’t severe. Jennings is taken into account questionable for the Week 2 sport at New Orleans.
Along with this Sunday’s conflict with the Saints, Kittle should sit out Week 3 and Week 4 dwelling video games in opposition to the Arizona Cardinals and Jacksonville Jaguars, respectively, and a Week 5 Thursday evening highway sport in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams.
Jake Tonges, San Francisco’s third-string tight finish, stuffed in for Kittle and caught Brock Purdy’s deflected move for a 4-yard landing with 1:34 left in Sunday’s win. Tonges completed with three catches for 15 yards.
Kittle, 31, caught 78 passes for 1,106 yards and eight TDs final season, his eighth marketing campaign with San Francisco since being a fifth-round draft choose in 2017. He has 4 profession 1,000-yard seasons.
Kittle turned the highest-paid tight finish in NFL historical past within the offseason when he signed a four-year, $76.4 million extension ($19.1 million common) by means of 2029.
–Area Degree Media
