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George Kittle says NFL has made it ‘too easy’ on quarterbacks <\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Despite decades of public relations attempts to try and make the NFL seem safe, San Francisco 49ers<\/a> tight end George Kittle says the game is growing increasingly more dangerous and violent and \u201cit should be that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kittle is one of several key players on the 49ers that suffered a major injury this season, but that doesn\u2019t change his belief that football is meant to be a violent sport.<\/p>\n

With his ankle still in a boot, Kittle appeared Friday on the \u201cPat McAfee Show\u201d on Radio Row at Super Bowl 60<\/a>, where he said he\u2019s excited about recovery process.<\/p>\n

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It was also clear in an exchange with McAfee that Kittle wants the NFL to stop \u201cmaking to easy\u201d on the quarterbacks.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think they still need to work on roughing the passer. I think that\u2019s outrageous still,\u201d Kittle said. \u201cIf you get hit in the head \u2026 I don\u2019t think that should be a thing unless you get hit helmet-to-helmet on a quarterback. If a (defensive lineman) is swiping to hit a ball and you accidentally hit the quarterback in the head that shouldn\u2019t be a 15-yard penalty. Stop making it so easy on offenses.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kittle is very familiar with one team in the Super Bowl \u2013 the Seattle Seahawks<\/a>. The division foes played each other three times this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cTheir defense reminds me of the defense I had in 2019,\u201d Kittle said. \u201cThey come off the ball, they hit you in the face really, really hard. They penetrate against the line of scrimmage; your offensive line is always in the backfield and their DBs take advantage of that. When you only have to rush four guys, especially when you have elite defensive tackles on the inside, then your DBs are only covering for three, four seconds instead of five, six seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n

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