49ers star George Kittle reflects on season-ending injury: 'Football sucks sometimes'

San Francisco 49ers prima George Kittle shared a somber station aft helium suffered a season-ending Achilles wounded during the team’s playoff triumph against the Philadelphia Eagles connected Sunday.

Kittle shared photos connected Instagram of himself successful the locker country with his wife, Claire, getting carted disconnected the tract and a sheet from the comic portion "Calvin and Hobbes."

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San Francisco 49ers choky extremity George Kittle (85) is carted disconnected the tract aft an wounded during the archetypal fractional of an NFL wild-card playoff shot crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles connected Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, successful Philadelphia. (Derik Hamilton/AP Photo)

"Football sucks sometimes," the prima choky extremity wrote. "But I emotion it. I emotion these guys and this team. Heartbroken but person felt truthful overmuch emotion and enactment from everyone reaching out. I’ll beryllium good. Thank you. We aren’t done yet!

"Also erstwhile your squad proprietor is the archetypal idiosyncratic to conscionable you successful the locker room, you cognize you’re successful a peculiar place."

Kittle had 1 drawback for six yards successful the win. 49ers caput manager Kyle Shanahan said aft the crippled that Kittle had suffered a torn Achilles and volition miss the remainder of the playoffs.

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Quinyon Mitchell breaks up a walk intended for San Francisco 49ers choky extremity George Kittle during the archetypal fractional of an NFL wild-card playoff shot crippled Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, successful Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

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The seven-time Pro Bowler finished his ninth play with San Francisco. He played 11 games and had 57 catches for 628 yards and 7 touchdowns. He did miss immoderate clip with respective injuries implicit the people of the season, starting with a torn hamstring.

He was a cardinal portion successful keeping the 49ers afloat portion the entirety of the roster battled done injuries.

San Francisco 49ers choky extremity George Kittle sits connected the cart aft an wounded during the archetypal fractional of an NFL wild-card playoff shot crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles connected Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, successful Philadelphia. (Chris Szagola/AP Photo)

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San Francisco finished 12-5 and volition instrumentality connected the Seattle Seahawks successful the NFC Divisional Round.

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