George Kittle has tallied 396 yards and contributed five touchdowns in his eight appearances this 2025 season. While his solid numbers have helped the team win, the tight end still can’t believe how far he and the San Francisco 49ers have advanced this year given the extensive injuries they’ve faced.

“If people had said that you guys were going to be 9-4 into the bye and you weren’t going to have [Fred] Warner, [Nick] Bosa, Kittle was going to miss five weeks, and Brock [Purdy] was going to miss the first 6-7 weeks, I think a lot of people would have laughed,” Kittle said after the win against the Browns.

Kittle’s sentiment is understandable; with so many teammates injured, including himself, reaching this level of success wasn’t the expectation this year. However, it’s a challenge the 4

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