George Kittle Not Expected Back At Practice Next Week
By Jared Smola |
Updated on Fri, Oct 3 2025 7:07 PM UTC
49ers HC Kyle Shanahan said Friday that TE George Kittle (hamstring) is a "long shot" to have his practice window opened next week. The following week is more likely, Shanahan said. We can safely assume Kittle will not play in Week 6, and we'd consider him 50/50 for Week 7 considering he'll need some time to ramp back up coming off the extended layoff. TE Jake Tonges has averaged 6.0 targets, 4.0 catches, and 37.8 yards with Kittle out over the last four weeks.