Article 58AF5 49ers' Kittle won't play vs. Jets due to knee injury

49ers' Kittle won't play vs. Jets due to knee injury

by
Dan Wilkins
from on (#58AF5)

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle will sit out Sunday's game against the New York Jets due to a knee sprain suffered in Week 1, the team announced Friday.

The 49ers originally thought Kittle had a chance to play this week, even if he didn't practice beforehand. However, head coach Kyle Shanahan says the star playmaker will instead remain in the Bay Area to rehab, according to ESPN's Nick Wagoner.

Ross Dwelley and Jordan Reed will take on a more significant workload at the tight end spot in Kittle's absence.

Cornerback Jason Verrett - sidelined with a hamstring injury - is also ruled out for this week's contest. Defensive end Dee Ford is questionable to play due to a neck issue.

Copyright (C) 2020 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

External Content
Source RSS or Atom Feed
Feed Location http://feeds.thescore.com/nfl.rss
Feed Title
Feed Link http://feeds.thescore.com/
Reply 0 comments