San Francisco 49ers star tight end George Kittle was carried off the field during the game against the Minnesota Vikings. The good news is that Kittle only needed an IV because he was having cramps.
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The 49ers and Vikings are in the fourth quarter of their game, with the Vikings leading 20-7. Kittle is the second-best receiving yards on his team with 56 yards and five receptions.
Kittle is now back in the game and doing his best to lead the 49ers to their second win of the season against the Vikings. The eight-year veteran has spent his entire career with the 49ers and has been available for most of it. In 99 games and 91 starts, Kittle has built a Hall of Fame-level career, recording 464 receptions for 6,314 yards, 37 touchdowns and an average of 13.6 yards per reception.
The 30-year-old was named Pro Bowler five times and All-Pro twice.
The former Iowa Hawkeye wants to finally lead the 49ers to the promised land. He has failed twice in his career, including last season when he lost in overtime to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Kittle and the 49ers also lost to the Chiefs in the 54th Super Bowl in 2020. It’s been a long and hard road for the 49ers to bring home a Super Bowl title, but there’s no denying their dominance since Kittle was drafted by San Francisco in 2017.
He was instrumental in turning the 49ers around, leading them back to glory and making them a serious Super Bowl contender year after year. The 49ers drafted Kittle in the fifth round of the 2017 NFL Draft with the No. 146 pick out of Iowa.
In his four years at Iowa, he had 48 catches for 737 yards, 10 touchdowns and an average of 15.4 yards per catch. In his final season, he had 22 catches for 314 yards and four touchdowns.
Kittle never made an All-Big Ten or All-American team, but he has proven he can compete with the best, and he is headed to Canton once he decides to end his career.
The San Francisco 49ers have an overall record of 58-41 with Kittle. Kittle is the ultimate game changer for the 49ers and brings a dynamic that only he can. He can block, catch and run over defenders whenever he feels like it.
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