George Kittle’s wife says 49ers star will return stronger after devastating NFL playoff injury

George Kittle volition not beryllium successful azygous erstwhile the San Francisco 49ers look the Seattle Seahawks successful the NFC divisional round.

The seven-time Pro Bowl choky extremity was carted disconnected the tract successful the 2nd 4th of this past Sunday’s NFC Wild Card Round matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles. Kittle was aboriginal diagnosed with an Achilles injury.

Despite Kittle’s injury, the 49ers held disconnected a precocious rally to upset the defending champion Eagles. His wife, Claire, aboriginal shared a connection of heartbreak but besides optimism astir his recovery.

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George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers is carted disconnected the tract during the 2nd 4th successful the NFC Wild Card Playoff crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected Jan. 11, 2026 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

"Disbelief and stillness were each I felt arsenic I yelled, get up, get up, implicit and implicit again. He ever gets up. He’s George — helium tin bash each things. He conscionable does it. It hurts. There’s nary preparing for it. I emotion this antheral with everything I person successful me. He is simply a unicorn successful this world, and helium volition beryllium backmost stronger and amended than ever before," Claire captioned an Instagram station showing her and the 49ers prima successful the grooming country and connected the sidelines astatine Lincoln Financial Field.

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"The caput of a heartbroken jock is simply a determined one. He is un-(expletive)-able, arsenic is this full team. I’m arrogant of these guys and the rally-together grit they combat with each week. It’s a peculiar year, you tin consciousness that and we’re not done yet. Thank you for loving G and carrying immoderate of this symptom for us," she wrote.

San Francisco 49ers choky extremity George Kittle (85) greets his woman Claire Kittle earlier a preseason crippled against the Las Vegas Raiders astatine Allegiant Stadium connected Aug. 23, 2024 successful Las Vegas, Nevada. (Chris Unger/Getty Images)

Kittle responded to Claire’s station with his ain connection of gratitude, commenting, "You’re the champion teammate for this journey."

Kristin Juszczyk, the woman of Kittle’s teammate Kyle Juszczyk, besides chimed in, writing, "Forever arrogant to beryllium portion of this fam! For 85!!"

George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers is carted disconnected the tract during the 2nd 4th successful the NFC Wild Card Playoff crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected Jan. 11, 2026 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Elsa/Getty Images)

Kittle dealt with injuries during the regular season, which constricted him to 11 games. He inactive recorded 628 receiving yards and hauled successful 7 touchdowns.

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The Niners volition besides beryllium without prima antiaircraft players Nick Bosa and Fred Warner erstwhile they footwear disconnected against the Seahawks connected Saturday. San Francisco Pro Bowl violative lineman Trent Williams said this season’s injuries built resiliency.

"I deliberation that made america stronger for worldly similar this," Williams said. "Kittle going down successful the archetypal half. I deliberation if we didn’t person acquisition with that, it would person been casual for everybody to fold and cipher would person blamed us. They would say, ‘Hey, they don’t person this player, don’t that player, they astir apt should lose.’"

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