The San Francisco 49ers have lost their star tight end for at least four weeks while moving on from their struggling kicker.

San Francisco placed tight end George Kittle on injured reserve and waived kicker Jake Moody on Tuesday, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported.

Kittle, who left Sunday’s 17-13 win over the Seattle Seahawks with a hamstring injury in the second quarter, will now be required to miss the team’s next four games.

The 31-year-old tight end has dealt with several minor injuries in his career but has played at least 14 games in seven of his eight seasons. He has had four seasons with at least 1,000 yards receiving and led San Francisco with 78 catches for 1,106 yards and eight TDs last season.

Meanwhile, the search for a new kicker in San Francisco is on after Moody, a 20

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