{"id":108563,"date":"2025-10-16T16:43:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=108563"},"modified":"2025-10-16T16:43:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T16:43:33","slug":"breaking-49ers-get-good-news-on-te-george-kittle-ahead-of-week-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=108563","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: #49ers Get Good News on TE George Kittle Ahead of Week 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2234186644.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"BREAKING: #49ers Get Good News on TE George Kittle Ahead of Week 7-thang123\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" \/>Steph Chambers\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Injuries have been a major issue for the\u00a049ers. But at the very least, San Francisco may soon get back a foundational piece on offense.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Kyle Shanahan revealed Monday that All-Pro tight end\u00a0George Kittle\u00a0is\u00a0scheduled to return to practice this week\u00a0after spending more than a month on injured reserve with a strained hamstring.<\/p>\n<p>Kittle injured his hamstring during the\u00a0Week 1 win\u00a0over the\u00a0Seattle Seahawks and has not played since. He has just four catches for 25 yards and a touchdown on the season.<\/p>\n<h2>49ers Hope to Get Kittle Back in Week 7<\/h2>\n<p>According to Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area, the\u00a049ers\u00a0\u201chope\u201d to have Kittle back for Sunday night\u2019s game against the\u00a0Atlanta Falcons, but that will obviously depend on his progress over the next week. Hamstring injuries are notoriously tricky, so expect the\u00a049ers\u00a0(4-2) to be careful ramping him back up.<\/p>\n<p>Kittle \u2014 who turned 32 last week \u2014 will be able to practice for the next three weeks and can rejoin the active roster at any point. If and when his 21-day practice window expires, the\u00a049ers must decide whether to activate Kittle off IR or rule him out for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Kittle left the opener with 10:06 left in the second quarter, limping off the field after running a deep route. He was placed on IR before Week 2.<\/p>\n<p>Jake Tonges has taken over No. 1 tight end duties in Kittle\u2019s absence. While Tonges remains an efficient pass catcher, he doesn\u2019t offer the same downfield capabilities as Kittle. Through six games, Tonges, 26, has 25 catches for 224 yards and three touchdowns.<\/p>\n<h2>Injuries Keep Piling Up for 49ers<\/h2>\n<p>Shanahan said quarterback\u00a0Brock Purdy\u00a0(toe) and wide receiver\u00a0Ricky Pearsall\u00a0(right knee) could also return to practice this week.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, All-Pro linebacker\u00a0Fred Warner\u00a0is scheduled to undergo season-ending surgery Tuesday after dislocating and fracturing his ankle in\u00a0Sunday\u2019s 30-19 loss\u00a0to the\u00a0Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<\/p>\n<p>Warner, who had 51 tackles and two forced fumbles this season, issued an\u00a0emotional statement on Instagram\u00a0following the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s certain games you wake up knowing it\u2019s gonna be your day, and yesterday was one of those days,\u201d Warner wrote. \u201cI knew I was bout to go off, and then boom, everything over in one instant that was completely unpreventable. The love everyone has shown me and the prayers being had for me mean the world to me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome ask why I was able to smile on the cart heading in and it\u2019s because (aside from the shock) I have complete peace in knowing God\u2019s plan is so completely perfect and I\u2019m exactly where I\u2019m supposed to be. I\u2019ve had the privilege of being able to have a very healthy 8 seasons and now it\u2019s time to inspire through the comeback I\u2019m bout to have. It will be LEGENDARY and right on time, God willing. Thank you guys, love always GO NINERS.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steph Chambers\/Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108564,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: #49ers Get Good News on TE George Kittle Ahead of Week 7 - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=108563\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: #49ers Get Good News on TE George Kittle Ahead of Week 7 - 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