49ers’ George Kittle, hailed as NFL’s ‘most complete tight end,’ returns to practice
No surprise here: George Kittle will have no problem playing Sunday in the NFC Championship Game against Green Bay. On Thursday, a day after the All-Pro tight end was held out of practice because of ankle soreness, head coach Kyle Shanahan said Kittle would be a full participant in practice and wouldn’t have issues facing the Packers.