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George Kittle is one of the most effective tight ends in the NFL — a fact Seahawks fans know too well. But the Seahawks will be spared the trouble of trying to contain Kittle for the rest of Sunday’s opener. Kittle left the game late in the second quarter with a hamstring injury and has been ruled out for the remainder of the contest.
Prior to injury, Kittle had four catches and 25 yards plus the Niners’ sole touchdown to this point. Kittle’s dominance as a receiver — he’s eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards in a season four time, including each of the past two years, and scored eight touchdowns in 2024 and six in 2023 — can’t really be replicated by anyone else on the roster, but I’d guess the Niners will lean on fullback Kyle Jusczyk a little more in Kittle’s absence. On the depth chart, backup tight end Luke Farrell is the next man up, and in great news for the Seahawks, Farrell has managed a total of 36 catches for 318 yards and zero touchdowns in his four seasons in the NFL.
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