George Kittle, Ricky Pearsall injury updates: 49ers stars' status revealed for SNF vs. Bears

by: Nick Geddes 2 hours ago NickGeddesNews

The San Francisco 49ers have released their list of inactives for the Week 17 Sunday Night Football matchup against the Chicago Bears. Notably, All-Pro tight end George Kittle is out.

Kittle is sidelined with a sprained ankle he suffered in this past Monday’s win over the Indianapolis Colts. The 32-year-old was said to be “unlikely to play,” Adam Schefter of ESPN reported Saturday.

Kittle said after Monday’s game he didn’t believe the injury to be a high-ankle sprain. Kittle then talked about the play the injury occurred. He said it was an illegal hip-drop tackle that caused it, and he also called out the artificial turf at Lucas Oil Stadium.

“It happened in the second quarter,” Kittle said. “I feel like I got hip dropped, ankle got stuck in the grass or the turf, the cork turf, really weird field. Tried to tape it up, went in in the third quarter, really got worse from there. If I can’t run very fast or plant, I think it’s better to have other tight ends in there making plays.”

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