The NFL’s crackdown on smelling salts hasn’t gone unnoticed, and George Kittle is making sure of that. With his trademark mix of mischief and boldness, the 49ers tight end has turned the league’s decision into a running joke. And in true Kittle fashion, his response is aimed straight at Commissioner Roger Goodell.

In a recent interview, Kittle joked that he wants one of those big tubs usually filled with cheeseballs, but instead of snacks, he wants it packed with smelling salts to keep on the sidelines. “ I was really thinking, you know those giant, old school, like the big buckets of cheese balls? I just want one of those, but for smelling salts, and I’m just going to leave it on the sideline. That’s what my goal is,” he said.

Just weeks before the season kicked off the NFL sent

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