Overview
- Kittle was carted off in the first half of the Jan. 11 wild‑card win in Philadelphia and was later diagnosed with a torn Achilles and placed on injured reserve.
- Claire Kittle described her shock in an Instagram post, writing that she yelled for him to get up and calling him a "unicorn" who will come back stronger.
- George Kittle posted that "football sucks sometimes" but expressed gratitude for support and commented to Claire, "You're the best teammate for this journey."
- The 49ers advance to the NFC divisional round against the Seattle Seahawks and will continue their playoff push without their seven-time Pro Bowler.
- Owner Jed York joined Claire in the locker room after the injury, and coach Kyle Shanahan highlighted confidence in tight ends Jake Tonges and Luke Farrell to fill snaps.