{"id":3166,"date":"2024-10-28T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T09:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=3166"},"modified":"2024-10-28T09:00:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T09:00:37","slug":"kittle-shows-out-joins-elite-49ers-crowd-on-national-tight-ends-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotnews.azontree.com\/?p=3166","title":{"rendered":"Kittle shows out, joins elite 49ers crowd on National Tight Ends Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s only appropriate that George Kittle had one of his best games of the season in\u00a0the 49ers&#8217; 30-24 win\u00a0over the Dallas Cowboys\u00a0on National Tight Ends Day.<\/p>\n<p>The All-Pro was heavily involved in the offense on both run and pass plays and led the team with six catches for 128 yards and a touchdown. Kittle also, as usual, provided key blocks on several run plays as well, including a role as lead blocker in front of wide receiver Deebo Samuel, who often was set up as the\u00a0ball carrier in the game.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"a6d0d19d-29cc-56ea-9027-a4c5b1e99678\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1850723065585709084&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsportsbayarea.com%2Fnfl%2Fsan-francisco-49ers%2Fgeorge-kittle-national-tight-ends-day%2F1798713%2F%3Fpartner%3Dyahoo&amp;sessionId=bb3c27249a031e175ca2354b17b553a3768ef182&amp;siteScreenName=YahooSports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1850723065585709084\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With his 500th career catch Sunday, Kittle moves up to fifth-highest career receptions in 49ers franchise history behind Jerry Rice (1,281), Terrell Owens (592), Roger Craig (508) and Dwight Clark (506). Kittle also moves up to third-most receiving yards in franchise history behind Rice (19,247) and Owens (8,572).<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[It\u2019s] an honor,\u201d Kittle said. \u201cI\u2019m thankful I got to be a part of an organization with very high standards of how they play football. Thankful that they\u2019ve kept me around for a long time. I\u2019m striving every day to be better than the day I was before, and continually prove that I need to be on the San Francisco 49ers&#8217; roster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be on the list with any of those names &#8212; any list you\u2019re on with Jerry Rice is a good thing, but to be with all those other guys is fantastic and it\u2019s an honor. I think in college I learned you want to leave your jersey in a better place, and that\u2019s all I\u2019m striving to do every single day and I know those guys did that.<\/p>\n<p>Kittle historically has had stand-out performances when playing Dallas, including a three-touchdown game in 2023 which helped propel the team into the playoffs. The tight end\u2019s performance Sunday night could help create similar momentum.<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old also is the creator of National Tight Ends Day, which now is recognized by the entire NFL, and it wasn\u2019t just Kittle who had a productive day.\u00a0Tight ends across the league made NFL history with a record 177 receptions as a position group throughout Sunday\u2019s contests.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"4f4d53e7-4ebc-5d54-9142-2ad71826b738\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1850694934397157712&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nbcsportsbayarea.com%2Fnfl%2Fsan-francisco-49ers%2Fgeorge-kittle-national-tight-ends-day%2F1798713%2F%3Fpartner%3Dyahoo&amp;sessionId=bb3c27249a031e175ca2354b17b553a3768ef182&amp;siteScreenName=YahooSports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1850694934397157712\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kittle started the celebration Sunday by bringing all of the 49ers tight ends \u2014 Eric Saubert, Brayden Willis and Jake Tonges &#8212; out of the tunnel with him as his name was announced during\u00a0 team intros.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was my idea,\u201d Kittle said. \u201cWe had four active tight ends for the first time this year, so I was really excited about that. It\u2019s a holiday trying to celebrate all tight ends, not just the guys who get a bunch of targets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTight ends are the greatest on special teams, goal-line stuff. Just happy to have them all run out with me. I really do appreciate my tight ends room this year, they\u2019ve been fantastic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kittle and his tight end group will have a week off to get healthier before they head to Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s only appropriate that George Kittle had one of his best games of the season in\u00a0the 49ers&#8217; 30-24 win\u00a0over the Dallas Cowboys\u00a0on National Tight Ends Day. 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