{"id":129690,"date":"2026-01-12T01:01:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T01:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/129690\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T01:01:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T01:01:55","slug":"49ers-george-kittle-suffers-achilles-injury-ruled-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/129690\/","title":{"rendered":"49ers’ George Kittle suffers Achilles injury, ruled out"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHILADELPHIA — San Francisco 49ers<\/a> tight end George Kittle<\/a> departed Sunday’s wild-card playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> with a little more than six minutes left in the second quarter because of a right Achilles injury.<\/p>\n

A cart took Kittle to the locker room as teammates and opponents surrounded him and wished him well.<\/p>\n

On the play, he made a 6-yard catch from quarterback Brock Purdy<\/a>, but while Kittle attempted to cut up field, his right leg appeared to give way before Eagles linebacker Zack Baun<\/a> tackled him. Kittle stayed down, with Niners medical staff rushing to the Philadelphia sideline to check on him.<\/p>\n

A couple of minutes later, the cart came out for Kittle and took him to the locker room. A possible return was ruled out with two minutes left in the first half.<\/p>\n

The television broadcast showed Kittle encouraging and clapping for his teammates as he was taken to the locker room. Kittle missed five of the first six games this season with a hamstring injury and was inactive in Week 17 because of an ankle issue.<\/p>\n

Kittle returned last week against the Seattle Seahawks<\/a> and had no injury designation heading into Sunday’s game.<\/p>\n

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