The 49ers officially listed tight end George Kittle as questionable with a groin injury for 2nd consecutive week. Check out his calf injury.

George kittle : Fantasy names | Calf injury | Contract

Kittle was born in Madison, Wisconsin and moved to Iowa at a young age. He attended Iowa City West High School in Iowa City, Iowa; Cedar Falls High School in Cedar Falls, Iowa; and Norman High School in Norman, Oklahoma.

George kittle : Fantasy names | Calf injury | Contract

He committed to the University of Iowa to play college football. His father, Bruce Kittle, also played at Iowa and is a former college football coach.

Kittle played at Iowa from 2012 to 2016 under head coach Kirk Ferentz. As a freshman, Kittle had a limited role behind senior C. J. Fiedorowicz, junior Ray Hamilton, and sophomore Jake Duzey.

He had his first collegiate reception, which went for 47 yards, against the Missouri State Bears. Overall, he caught five passes for 108 yards.

Fantasy names 

In 2021, George Kittle was a top-five fantasy football tight-end. If a calf injury hadn’t kept him out for three weeks, he’d have easily finished in the top three.

we love Kittle in 2022 because he’s talented, charismatic, and his name is absolutely perfect for creating fantasy football team names.

George kittle : Fantasy names | Calf injury | Contract

George Kittle runs his own tight end camp, has tried his luck as a rapper, and choreographs his on-field celebrations. He’s a modern-day Renaissance man.

  • My Kittle SecretSay
  • Hello to my Kittle Friend
  • George Burns
  • Kittle League
  • All-Stars
  • The Kittle Terrors
  • Kittle Schools
  • G. Murders
  • Kittle America
  • Stone Cold Kittle
  • The Kiddle Shop of Horrors
  • The People’s Squad
  • The Kittle Fingers
  • Jagged Kittle Pills

So you had a few too many drinks at the fantasy draft, stunning everyone with your pick of George Kittle in the first round.

Now you’re five weeks into the season with an 0-5 record.

George kittle calf injury 

San Francisco 49ers star tight end George Kittle will miss a second straight game because of a groin injury.

Kittle is inactive for San Francisco’s game Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks after being listed as questionable on the injury report. Kittle also missed the season opener at Chicago after getting hurt in practice earlier that week.

George kittle : Fantasy names | Calf injury | Contract

Kittle’s injury leaves the Niners without two of their best offensive skill position players with running back Elijah Mitchell on injured reserve with a knee injury.

Kittle has been hampered by injuries in recent years. He missed three games with a calf injury last season, eight games in 2020 with injuries to his knee and foot, and three games in 2019 with a groin injury.

He had 71 catches for 910 yards and six touchdowns in 14 games last season. His 335 catches since entering the league in 2017 rank third among all tight ends in that span, and he is second with 4,489 receiving yards.

With Kittle out, the Niners will look to Charlie Woerner, Ross Dwelley or Tyler Kroft at tight end.

Contract 

George Kittle signed a 5 year, $75,000,000 contract with the San Francisco 49ers, including a $18,000,000 signing bonus, $40,000,000 guaranteed.

George kittle : Fantasy names | Calf injury | Contract

Contract: 5 yr(s) / $75,000,000
Signing Bonus $18,000,000
Average Salary $15,000,000
Total Guarantees $40,000,000
Guaranteed at Signing $30,000,000
Free Agent: 2026 / UFA

The San Francisco 49ers took another significant step to get under the $208.2 million salary cap, especially if the team can’t trade its quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo, by Wednesday at 1 p.m. PT.

ESPN’s Field Yates reports that the 49ers have restructured the contracts of tight end George Kittle and defensive lineman Arik Armstead. The moves will open up $18.756 million in cap space.

According to Spotrac.com, the 49ers converted $13.03 million of Armstead’s salary into a signing bonus while adding a void year, which freed up $10.424 million.

The 49ers did something similar with Kittle, converting $10.415 million of his salary into a signing bonus while adding one void year, which freed up $8.33 million.

By Rishabh

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