SANTA CLARA — While tight end George Kittle will miss at least the 49ers’ next four games on Injured Reserve, kicker Jake Moody apparently will not suit up for any more.

The 49ers, NFL Network reported, will waive Moody, a 2023 third-round pick, after two of his three field-goal attempts went awry in Sunday’s 17-13 season-opening win at Seattle. A 49ers spokesman said Moody’s departure was not official, although that transaction could come later Tuesday.

Kittle, a league source confirmed, will go on IR with a hamstring injury that sidelined him before halftime. He scored the 49ers’ first touchdown of the season (5-yard reception) to cap a 95-yard opening drive, and he totaled three catches before watching the remainder from the sideline.

Jake Tonges, one of the 49ers’ backup tight ends,

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