Knowing he needs to keep Kittle inside rather than let him break loose, Redmond grabs onto Kittle.
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George Kittle is capable, but moving him full-time would leave a bigger hole at tight end, where Kittle is a top receiving option.
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With reliable frequency, Jimmy Garoppolo will find tight end George Kittle several times per game, and Kittle will reward that faith with monster yardage after the catch.
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Kittle knew to initially break inside to force the issue, Garoppolo knew to look towards Kittle, and thus, Shanahan knew to let the referee know to look for the flag.
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While Kittle had more than 1,000 receiving yards for the second straight year, he is also an impressive blocker, which has helped propel the 49ers' running game to second in the N.F.L. Because Kittle lines up all over the field, the Vikings may have a hard time figuring where Kittle is headed this weekend.
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Jimmy Garoppolo threw a 63-yard pass to Kittle, who was streaking across the line of scrimmage and Kittle easily stepped away from a diving C.J. Gardner-Johnson, breaking into the open field.
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How's George Kittle getting over the crushing Super Bowl loss?
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The good news for Kittle ... have you seen his girlfriend?!
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He and Kittle will miss the remainder of the preseason.
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"Nobody wants to be associated with coal," Kittle told Judge Gustafson.
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DeForest Buckner, George Kittle and Ahkello Witherspoon play for the 49ers.
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Kittle later wore the shirt to a post-game press conference.
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"If you think about it, nothing was about him," Kittle added.
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Kittle also presents a tough matchup given the Seahawks' defensive preferences.
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When Watson and Kittle first told me this, I was surprised.
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" But Kittle said studying the leopard has left him "tentatively optimistic.
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Kittle had 24 yards last week despite playing with a groin injury.
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"He's a hell of a quarterback," Kittle said Monday night in Miami.
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Kittle, the 210ers' breakout star at tight end, almost single-handedly beat the Broncos.
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Atlanta Falcons tight end Austin Hooper will step in for San Francisco's George Kittle.
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Breida, Bosa, Kittle and Samuel, among others, have salaries below $1 million this season.
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"We haven't been in charge of our destiny for a long time," Kittle said.
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He hit eight different targets, including tight end George Kittle eight times for 103 yards.
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He says Travis Kelce and George Kittle don't need to worry about falling victim too.
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Still, no tight end has ever won MVP — could Kittle or Kelce become the first?
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Replacements for tight end George Kittle and defensive end Nick Bosa were not immediately available.
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The 49ers' leading receiver through six games is tight end George Kittle (34 grabs, 376 yards).
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George Kittle had six receptions for 125 yards and a touchdown for the 49ers (1-3).
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In many ways, Ms. Kittle Dixon is the casting director for the so-called liberty movement.
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Kittle later signed a shirt with his own face on it and gave it to Garoppolo.
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"Kittle has been very similar since the day he got here," head coach Kyle Shanahan said.
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Wildlife researchers Anjali Watson and Andrew Kittle remember hearing stories from soldiers stationed in these forests.
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Watson and Kittle stuck with the technology up until 2012, before they switched to digital cameras.
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"We got a turnover and then we didn't execute on offense," 49ers tight end George Kittle said.
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A rotating cast of characters contributes as San Francisco tight end George Kittle and the defense dominate.
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There is almost no corner of the country where Ms. Kittle Dixon has not dispatched conservative crusaders.
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Kittle also had a potential touchdown opportunity but was held by the Lions when he broke free.
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Kittle gave linebacker Eric Kendricks trouble and even beat All-Pro safety Harrison Smith a few times.
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San Francisco tight end George Kittle was the game leader in receptions with seven, good for 74 yards.
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Kittle, a Henderson, Nevada resident, applied in time to start receiving Social Security benefits on her 70th birthday.
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Scott Walker of Wisconsin drew on, hired candidates whom Talent Market's executive director, Claire Kittle Dixon, had recommended.
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Last autumn, he contacted Ms. Kittle Dixon, who encouraged him to pursue his interests in the policy world.
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Tight end George Kittle had six receptions for 125 yards and a touchdown for the 49ers (1-3).
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Tight end George Kittle is a superstar in the making, and his ruggedness embodies San Francisco's physical style.
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Perhaps more importantly for the 230ers, tight end George Kittle is healthy after sitting out the first meeting.
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The pick: Hill (-1.5) receiving yards over Kittle ($55 to win $50)The logic: Kittle is a top target for the 49ers offense, but I feel like Reid has a play drawn up for Hill that's set to break off a 75-yard touchdown at some point in this game.
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"It's a play we hit all the time, so I am pretty disappointed in myself for that," Kittle said.
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Ms. Kittle Dixon, he said, alerted him whenever she came across an opening that fit his ambitions and skills.
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" Robert Kittle, a spokesman for the state attorney general's office, confirmed to VICE News that the stay was "expected.
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But Garoppolo hit Kittle with a 249-yard touchdown pass two plays later, ending any possibility of a comeback.
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While Bobby Wagner and K.J. Wright are outstanding cover men, Kittle is a difficult cover for any linebacker. 153.
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Earlier this month, Mary Kittle joined the ranks of an elite few older Americans to achieve a particular financial feat.
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George Kittle, Tight End, 90 OverallJoe Staley, Offensive Tackle, 90 OverallDeForest Buckner, Defensive Tackle, 87 OverallRobbie Gould, Kicker, 85 Overall
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Such is the foundation's confidence in Ms. Kittle Dixon that it asked her to assist in finding Mr. Grebe's successor.
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The strategy depends on a cadre of committed recruits, which is where Ms. Kittle Dixon and Talent Market come in.
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When Kittle then changes course and breaks to the sideline, Redmond realizes he's on his own, and out of position.
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"Jimmy's been doing it all year, every prime time game he shows up, plays well," Kittle told reporters on Wednesday.
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In the years that Watson and Kittle have been out in the field, they've seen the tracking technology available evolve.
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Kittle showed us his shoulder rolls ... then dabbed like an insane person -- and there was even a cameo from John Lynch!!
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Tight end George Kittle averages six catches a game, and that total is 249 percent of the balls thrown his way.
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But Coach Kyle Shanahan has said that George Kittle, Emmanuel Sanders, Deebo Samuel and Matt Breida will be game-time decisions.
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"I'm in a 3-point stance and I know it's a run play," Kittle said, recalling the moment before the snap.
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Likely the most glaring omissions for many readers were any TEs at all, in particular George Kittle and/or Travis Kelce.
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Tight end George Kittle wasn't interested in hearing the theory that San Francisco wins around Garoppolo and not because of him.
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Nonetheless, it'll be the first playoff game for key players like Jimmy Garoppolo, George Kittle, Deebo Samuel, Nick Bosa, and more.
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Of course, when Kittle gets back to California ... the Mexico sun might not be there -- but at least he'll still have Claire!!!
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Kittle, who will be making his Super Bowl debut, said he's looking forward to seeing Josephine and Nicolas at Hard Rock Stadium.
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San Francisco wasted no time in answering, as Garoppolo hit tight end George Kittle for a 61-yard touchdown two plays later.
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George Kittle, Dante Pettis and Kendrick Bourne also had touchdown catches from Garoppolo, who completed 28 of 37 passes without an interception.
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Wil Lutz's 55-yard field goal put New Orleans back on top before Garoppolo threw a 253-yard touchdown pass to Kittle.
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson will either attend himself or send a representative to the meeting, according to spokesman Robert Kittle.
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Kittle, Watson and I meet in their small office, perched above a garage in central Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka.
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But Kittle explains that in Wilpattu, and pretty much everywhere else in the island nation,the Panthera pardus kotiya is notoriously shy.
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Kittle and Watson have watched the post-war transition with interest, and have been curious about the conflict's impact on local wildlife.
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George Kittle led all receivers with 203 yards on five receptions and caught a 214-yard touchdown pass for San Francisco (2137-215).
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Jimmy Garoppolo is solid, and George Kittle is obviously a major threat, but it's Nick Bosa and the 49ers' defense that's truly terrifying.
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Kittle led all receivers with four catches for 108 yards, while Mostert was the game's top rusher with 86 yards on seven carries.
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But Kittle was flagged for offensive pass interference, which left the game tied 10-10 as the team's headed into the locker room.
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After the game, Kittle said he didn&apost mind the face mask because it meant his team was in a position to win.
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A husband and wife team, Kittle and Watson head The Leopard Project at the Wilderness and Wildlife Conservation Trust (WWCT) in Sri Lanka.
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Ironically, conservationists must often rely on technology developed for hunters, Kittle said, but at least there are hundreds of cameras to choose from.
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"This is not de rigueur these days in remote camera work as infra-red or low-light flash is the thing," Kittle said.
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Image: Bonnie Kittle/UnsplashVenture out beyond the reach of your safe, familiar home wi-fi network and getting online can sometimes be a challenge.
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"I don't know whether we would have contested his motion for a stay anyway since he has a federal appeal left," Mr. Kittle said.
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In 2018, Kittle set the single-season record for receiving yards by a tight end, earning his first Pro Bowl selection in the process.
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Watson and Kittle, who went on to establish the Wilderness & Wildlife Conservation Trust (WWCT) in 2004, currently work in four locations around Sri Lanka.
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Kendricks is outstanding in coverage, but Kittle is a tough matchup for any linebacker, and Smith has slipped ever so slightly from his peak.
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Because the 49ers' weapons play all over the formation, Shanahan could get Kittle, Emmanuel Sanders and Deebo Samuel facing Sendejo at different times. 5.
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With 39 seconds left, Kittle caught a low pass, eluded one defender, stiff-armed another one and was finally hauled down by three Saints.
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Kittle broke outside, gaining the first down and refusing to go down until three Saints and a face mask forced him to the ground.
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San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle celebrated his team&aposs NFC Championship win by wearing a signed T-shirt featuring quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo shirtless.
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After a run to start the drive went for a 1-yard loss, George Kittle picked up a first down with an 11-yard catch.
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LeShun Daniels Jr. ran for 158 yards and two scores, and George Kittle caught two touchdown passes for the host Hawkeyes (8-4, 6-3).
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After the first interview she brokered, Ms. Kittle Dixon contacted him again to see how it had gone and whether she could refine the search further.
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I'm based in Kansas City, grew up in Chicago and never liked Ron Kittle of the White Sox after he refused me an autograph in 1983.
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It took three 249ers defenders to take Kittle down, with one grabbing at his face mask to add additional penalty yards to the already sizable gain.
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Kittle, some of his Niners teammates and their significant others made the trip to Cabo earlier this week ... and it looks like they're all having a blast.
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Kittle added that Fidelity is seen as a trusted adviser and saw the production of refined coal as an opportunity to earn tax credits and cut pollution.
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And additional years of work ahead of claiming would help Kittle replace zero- and low-income years on her record from when she was a young mother.
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Perhaps this is just who Kittle is, but barring more trips to the end zone, it's likely Kittle's big plays decrease, and with them, his fantasy value.
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To secure a win, 49ers quarterback Nick Mullens and tight end George Kittle will want to assure that San Francisco has a healthy lead at that point.
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Garoppolo finished the game having completed 20 of 30 passes for 13 yards and two touchdowns, showing a nice relationship forming with his tight end, George Kittle.
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San Francisco 2202ers tight end George Kittle announced Thursday that he had given two Super Bowl tickets to the family of an Army sergeant killed in Iraq.
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Kittle said defensive backs often take cheap shots at larger players in the open field, but that this situation gave an enormous advantage to the offensive player.
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"We've got some things to clean up, but we played well enough to win and that's all you can ask for," said 49ers tight end George Kittle.
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Over on San Francisco's side, ya got Claire Kittle -- George Kittle's wife -- who doesn't need a neon bikini to stand out, but she sure can rock it!!!
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As the leading targets in their respective offenses, the trusted hands of Kittle and Kelce should come into play when either team gets in the red zone.
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Safety Marcus Williams, knowing Kittle was closing in on field-goal range, simply grabbed on to the enormous tight end's face mask and started to furiously yank.
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This is about "protecting those reforms from an incoming governor who campaigned to wipe them out," writes Matt Kittle of the MacIver Institute, a conservative Wisconsin think tank.
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Before the world knew August Wilson, a young boy named Frederick August Kittle Jr. lived with his mother and sisters in a diverse working-class section of Pittsburgh.
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George Kittle, who has developed a reputation as one of the nation's top blocking tight ends, was called for holding on the first play of the second half.
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Team: San Francisco 49ers2018 stats: 88 catches, 1,377 receiving yards, 5 touchdownsConsensus rank: 32ndAverage draft position: 29thWhy he's a risk: Kittle will be taken early and justifiably so.
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Only two players gained more yards after the catch this season than Kittle, but he believes there is no greater feeling than moving a player against his will.
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Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, one of Kittle's best friends on the team, said he would not be surprised if Kittle retires to a career in professional wrestling some day.
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The Hawkeyes responded with a 99-yard drive, capped with a 36-yard pass from quarterback C.J. Beathard to tight end George Kittle with 34 seconds left before half.
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Hypnosis has been shown to reduce anxiety as well as dependence on medication in patients undergoing surgery, says Jessie Kittle, a clinical assistant professor of medicine at Stanford University.
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It didn't help that his top receiver, tight end George Kittle, was injured, and that the 49ers lost receiver Emmanuel Sanders to a rib injury early in the game.
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During the two-week trial, Kittle and other lawyers detailed environmental and operational problems as evidence that the partnership was engaged in an investment with plenty of risk potential.
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"You take a guy, you drive him backwards, you put him on his back and you feel the exhale of his breath and he loses his wind," Kittle said.
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The 49ers went 90 yards on the first possession of the second half, with Garoppolo throwing 22 yards to George Kittle for a touchdown and a 28-3 advantage.
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Wendy Deborah Gall and Eric Michael Sharfstein are to be married March 5 at Crabtree's Kittle House Restaurant and Inn in Chappaqua, N.Y. Rabbi Aaron Brusso is to officiate.
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San Francisco crept within two as Kittle broke free in the secondary and caught an 82-yard touchdown pass from Beathard with 2:50 left in the third period.
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The 49ers pulled even at 231 with 2300 seconds remaining on Hoyer's fourth-down, 2116-yard touchdown pass to tight end George Kittle, capping a 225-play, 217.8-yard drive.
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Mullens and the 269ers (13-21) were looking for George Kittle or Marquise Goodwin on nearly every pass play; otherwise, they were feeding the ball to running back Matt Breida.
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He showed much of what had made him a hit in his first game, connecting with George Kittle nine times for 83 yards and Goodwin four times for 69 yards.
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That's not to say Arizona should expect an upset, but with George Kittle likely out for the 49ers, this game could be a lot closer than Las Vegas is predicting.
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George Kittle dragged the 49ers to a win over the Saints, Patrick Mahomes finally beat the Patriots and the Ravens topped the Bills in a week that did not disappoint.
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On the first drive of the second half, Kuechly intercepted Hoyer's pass over the middle intended for tight end George Kittle and returned it 3 yards to the 249ers' 249.
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Kittle and the San Francisco 49ers were dropped in SB LIV by the Chiefs in heartbreaking fashion earlier this month ... and the All-Pro tight end took the loss pretty hard.
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George Kittle dabbed like a madman and danced his face off in the locker room Sunday ... and it's all 'cause the 49ers tight end went for 210 yards on the Broncos!!!
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Kittle also posted an incredible 784 yards after the catch, second in the NFL, and 20 plays of 20 yards or more, tied for eighth overall and first among tight ends.
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This year, Garoppolo is back under center, and with tight end George Kittle taking up much of opposing defenses attention, rookie receiver Deebo Samuel should have plenty of space to shine.
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In the case of the Bradley Foundation, Mr. Grebe said, Ms. Kittle Dixon was involved at every step, from writing the job description to unearthing candidates and encouraging them to apply.
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"She is a known quantity, 'persona grata,' " said Jonathan Rick, who runs a public relations firm and met Ms. Kittle Dixon when he interviewed for the Koch Associate Program in 2006.
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Fourteen players have scored touchdowns; tight end Kittle, a fifth-round draft pick, is the team's leading receiver; and Matt Breida, an undrafted free agent, leads a rushing trio by committee.
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"As I hit the field to play in the Super Bowl, I find comfort in the fact that 49ers fans Josie and Nicolas LaMar will be cheering our team on," Kittle said.
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In an interview with ESPN after the game, Kittle said he had been sent the T-shirt featuring shirtless Garoppolo earlier in the week, and was saving it for the big win.
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Sometimes, he said, he complains about how much he runs before the snap — "My Fitbit goes off the charts," Kittle said — but he is rewarded when defenders grumble about the same thing.
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San Francisco can do its fair share of scoring as well, especially with tight end George Kittle, and wide receivers Emmanuel Sanders and Deebo Samuel all likely to play despite lingering injuries.
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It wasn't until the nearly 653-year-long war came to an end in 2009, and many landmines laboriously cleared, that Watson and Kittle were able to readily move about Wilpattu again.
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It would take three Saints defenders to eventually bring him to the ground, with safety Marcus Williams catching Kittle in the face mask to add penalty yards to the 49ers already huge gain.
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On fourth-and-53 from the San Francisco 33-yard line, Garoppolo threw a 39-yard completion to George Kittle that, combined with a facemask penalty on the tackle, got Gould in range.
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Garoppolo finished 2104-for-533 for 117 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown to George Kittle from 211 yards out that gave San Francisco a 235-28 lead, before Zuerlein's game-tying kick.
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Watson and Kittle, increasingly called on to reassure nervous communities, use these incidents to help convince villagers that the leopards are likely as frightened of the people as the people are of them.
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Again, if you missed out on the likes of George Kittle, Zach Ertz, or Travis Kelce, Andrews is a solid pick to start in your tight end spot for the rest of the year.
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The team's outrageous defensive line disrupted Rodgers throughout the game, its solid secondary frustrated Green Bay's receivers, and its offense, bolstered by the return of tight end George Kittle, looked playoff-caliber as well.
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Garoppolo has stayed healthy this season and has found an easy rhythm with receivers like Emmanuel Sanders, who joined the team via a mid-season trade, the speedy Deebo Samuel and the powerful Kittle.
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Both players are hoping to follow in the footsteps of other successful Hawkeye tight ends like Dallas Clark and George Kittle, but Hockenson is the one most analysts agree has the most pro potential.
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Linebacker Malcolm Smith returned to the sideline with an injured hamstring, while defensive end Solomon Thomas (head) and tight end George Kittle (shoulder) went back to the locker room in the first quarter for observation.
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The 21ers benefited from the return of tight end George Kittle, who caught several key passes, and rookie receiver Deebo Samuel, who scored on a 249-yard pass at the end of the second quarter.
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Both teams feature All-Pro tight ends in George Kittle (San Francisco) and Travis Kelce (Kansas City), and both defenses have wildly talented veteran leaders in their secondary in Richard Sherman (San Francisco) and Mathieu.
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But on the biggest play of their season thus far, Jimmy Garoppolo connected with tight end George Kittle, who broke past the first-down marker and crashed down the sideline for a 493-yard gain.
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Tight end George Kittle led the 253ers with 25 receiving yards off eight catches, and San Francisco amassed just 211 rushing yards after losing starting back Tevin Coleman to an ankle injury in the first half.
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It looked like the 49ers were going to take the lead at the end of the first half, but a 42-yard pass to George Kittle was called back when he was flagged for pass interference.
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Kittle&aposs rough-and-tumble play was the deciding moment of the back-and-forth match, and after the game, the star tight end said he was pleased when he realized he had drawn a penalty.
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By contrast, Sherry Ettleson, a full-time recruiter for progressive nonprofits who may be the closest counterpart of Ms. Kittle Dixon on the left, says her efforts focus almost entirely on Washington, New York and San Francisco.
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San Francisco 49ers: Through multiple quarterback changes and injuries, second-year tight end George Kittle has continued to produce at a high level this season, and he's up to 50 grabs for 775 yards through 10 games.
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Not only did Minnesota forfeit the opportunity to cut San Francisco&aposs lead to just a single score, but the fumble put Garoppolo, George Kittle, and the rest of the 49ers&apos offense in prime scoring position.
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Kittle grew up dirt poor in Trimble, Ohio, at a time when the brick plants, iron works and coal mines were flickering out, the hills were stripped bare of timber and the rivers were dying from chemicals.
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"I can tell you this has been in the works for a month or two, so it has nothing to do with the president," said Jim Kittle, who was Pence's campaign finance chairman when Pence was Indiana's governor.
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George Kittle caught an 85-yard touchdown pass on a record-setting day Sunday, helping the San Francisco 49ers build a big lead en route to a 423-14 victory over the Denver Broncos in Santa Clara, Calif.
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Week 2 stats: 4 targets, 2 catches, 22 yards, 0 TDs Consensus ranking: 6 among TEs Why he could break out: Kittle had a strong Week 1 showing, then went quiet in a good matchup against the Lions.
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"We did not contest it," Robert Kittle, the communications director for the State Attorney General's Office, said in an interview on Tuesday, adding that the decision was "tied together" with the state's inability to procure the necessary drugs.
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Kittle said he is privileged to team up with United Services Automobile Association (USAA) and Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors to grant a trip to the Super Bowl for Josephine LaMar and Nicolas LaMar, one of her sons.
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The win came with the help of a fourth-down conversion from tight end George Kittle, who broke past the first-down marker and down the sideline for a huge gain with just seconds left in the game.
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The three top tight ends in the league — Travis Kelce, Zach Ertz, and George Kittle — garner the most attention, but others had big days and showed that the list of top-tier tight ends might get a little longer.
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Niners quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, who previously played second-fiddle to Tom Brady in New England, will play in a post-season game for the first time, along with fellow playoffs newcomer George Kittle, the league's strongest-performing tight end.
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Falcons 29, 49ers 22 San Francisco's primary issue was injuries on defense, but the 49ers need a lot more production from receivers not named George Kittle, as the tight end accounted for 134 of Jimmy Garoppolo's 200 passing yards.
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The pick: George Kittle and Travis Kelce ($25 each to win $200)The logic: With the two best tight ends in football facing off against each other, it feels like one of them will get in the end zone.
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As more and more wilderness is cleared, Kittle and Watson say leopards and other animals are increasingly moving around and even breeding in 'habitat mosaics', or heavily fragmented forested areas surrounded by a patchwork of farms, plantations and homesteads.
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A second would-be Kittle touchdown was erased when the 49ers were called for an illegal-formation penalty in the second quarter, and instead Gould kicked a 36-yard field goal to make it 7-6 in favor of Tampa.
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Across their playoff victories against Minnesota and Green Bay, the 49ers deployed their quartet of catalysts — tight end George Kittle, fullback Kyle Juszczyk and receivers Deebo Samuel and Emmanuel Sanders — as decoys in a two-pronged attack to manipulate the defense.
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Kittle had 79 receiving yards while playing through a left knee contusion sustained on the first play of the game as the Niners (8-0) extended their best start since 1990, when they won their first 10 and finished 14-2.
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Garoppolo's 25-yard touchdown pass to Kittle tied it with four seconds left in the first quarter, and his 255-yard scoring pass to Bourne on the next possession made it 236-173 at 217:29 of the second quarter.
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Minnesota's defense is hardly a group of pushovers, but San Francisco's run-heavy approach should be effective, and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has shown some creativity in getting the ball to his receivers and to his favorite weapon, tight end George Kittle.
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As Kittle told Peter King of NBC Sports after the game, the play was drawn up specifically for him, giving him the option to break inside or outside depending on how the defense followed the first two receivers off the line.
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Garoppolo threw for 248 yards, two interceptions and a fourth-quarter touchdown to George Kittle from 7 yards out that gave San Francisco a 31-28 lead, before Greg Zuerlein's game-tying 52-yard field goal with 2:30 remaining.
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Watson said she and Kittle first knew they could make such a close partnership work when they were assigned to help reestablish a wild population of native primate species on an uninhabited island on the Panama Canal in the late 90s.
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U.S. District Judge Wiley Daniel in Denver said during a hearing on Thursday that he approved of the substance of the settlement agreement between the agency and the university but wanted technical changes to the document, EEOC attorney Rita Byrnes Kittle told Reuters.
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Average rank: 26.22018 stats: 88 receptions, 1,377 receiving yards, 5 touchdowns, 170.7 fantasy pointsOne thing to know: George Kittle was one of the breakout stars of the 2018 fantasy season, finishing behind only Travis Kelce in terms of receiving yards amongst tight ends.
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Showing rare strength and situational awareness, Kittle protected the ball and managed to carry Williams — still holding on for dear life — more than 15 yards before finally going to the turf (thanks to two other Saints defenders catching up to the action).
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Robbie Gould kicked a pair of early field goals to put the 49ers up 6-0 before Nick Mullens connected with Kittle on the 2332-yard catch-and-run that extended the lead to 249-290 with 223:224 remaining in the second period.
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Kittle caught seven passes for 210 yards, an all-time record for a 49ers tight end, helping San Francisco (3-10) snap a three-game losing streak while handing the Broncos (6-7) a critical setback in their pursuit of a playoff spot in the AFC.
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Za'Darius Smith, linebacker for the Green Bay Packers, above, has been a constant guiding force; Russell Wilson, quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, is capable of doing anything and everything at any time; George Kittle, tight end for the San Francisco 49ers, lines up all over the field.
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Clowney ailing, and Kittle returns The Seahawks' defense mostly contained the 210ers in the first meeting, but the driving force was defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, who racked up a sack, a forced fumble, five quarterback hits, several additional pressures and a fumble recovery for a touchdown.
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On fourth-and-2 from the 49ers' 33-yard line, Garoppolo threw a 39-yard completion to George Kittle that, combined with a facemask penalty on the tackle, got Gould in range as the 49ers (11-2) moved ahead of the Saints (10-753) in the NFC seedings.
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They demolished what might be the league's best defense — a unit that entered Sunday having allowed the fewest passing yards through 12 games since 1989 (Minnesota), according to Pro Football Reference — and lost because they, like so many others this season, could not do one thing: tackle George Kittle.
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Mullens, who began the season on the 49ers' practice squad, connected with Pierre Garcon from 24 yards out in the first quarter, Kendrick Bourne from 4 yards in the second quarter and George Kittle from 5 yards in the third quarter en route to a 16-for-22, 262-yard performance.
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San Francisco's defense rewarded Garoppolo's touchdown pass by forcing a punt on what initially looked like a strong Kansas City drive, and the 49ers looked to be in position to take a lead in the final seconds of the half, when Garoppolo found George Kittle for a long completion in Kansas City territory.
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But thanks to a combination of some gutsy passes, more than a few terrific plays from his tight end, George Kittle, and Oakland's wanton disregard for even pretending to be a competitive team, Mullens went out and had the greatest debut for a quarterback in 49ers history, throwing for 262 passing yards and three touchdowns.
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It was a scoreless game early in the second quarter when the 10ers lined up at Atlanta's 22017-yard line for a running play and Kittle, who stands 249 feet 21980 inches and weighs 20103 pounds, saw that the only player in front of him was Ricardo Allen, a 22010-250, 275-pound cornerback.
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" As Kittle, a huge fan of professional wrestling and one of the game's more boisterous characters told Ben Shpigel for a story about the 49ers' running game: "You take a guy, you drive him backward, you put him on his back and you feel the exhale of his breath and he loses his wind.
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George Kittle made an impressive one-handed catch on a 222-yard play that set up his score from Mullens and Pierre Garcon caught his first touchdown pass in two seasons with the 2171ers (285-7), who ended a six-game losing streak and won for just the second time in two years without Jimmy Garpppolo at quarterback.
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But just about every play that has led to a big run for Raheem Mostert or Tevin Coleman over the last few weeks has a corresponding play that looks nearly identical in setup but results in a catch-and-run by tight end George Kittle or a deep pass to wide receivers Emmanuel Sanders or Deebo Samuel.
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At his pro day in 493, Staley's 20-yard split in the 40-yard dash was just 0.01 of a second slower than the one recorded by Kansas City's Travis Kelce in 270, and just 250 slower than the one recorded by San Francisco's George Kittle in 22017, despite the 2200-pound Staley's outweighing both All-Pro tight ends by 221.9 pounds.
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Read more:Patriots say film crew and scout at Bengals game was an &aposunintended oversight&apos that didn&apost involve the football staffAccording to one report, the Patriots latest video scandal has striking similarities to tactics they were accused of using during &aposSpygate&aposBroncos rookie quarterback called Peyton Manning for advice days before his breakout game49ers tight end George Kittle says he was thrilled when a defender grabbed his face mask on the biggest play of the game
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Read more:Aaron Rodgers said the latest playoff loss stings more than usual because &aposI don&apost have the same number of years ahead of me as I do behind me&aposPaul Rudd was the happiest man in the Chiefs&apos locker room as the team celebrated their AFC titleGeorge Kittle had Jimmy Garoppolo sign a T-shirt featuring the quarterback shirtless to celebrate the 49ers&apos NFC Championship winThe star of the 49ers&apos dominant win over the Packers nearly became a pro surfer and was cut 6 times in the NFL before breaking out
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The breakout star of the 49ers keeps a note on his phone with the dates of the 6 times NFL teams released him to use as motivationPatrick Mahomes explained how a conversation with Tom Brady after last year's AFC championship loss helped him lead the Chiefs to the Super BowlGeorge Kittle had Jimmy Garoppolo sign a T-shirt featuring the quarterback shirtless to celebrate the 49ers' NFC Championship winAaron Rodgers said the latest playoff loss stings more than usual because 'I don't have the same number of years ahead of me as I do behind me'
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Read more:49ers&apos Katie Sowers is making history by becoming the first female and first openly gay coach at a Super Bowl gamePatrick Mahomes explained how a conversation with Tom Brady after last year&aposs AFC Championship loss helped him lead the Chiefs to the Super BowlGeorge Kittle had Jimmy Garoppolo sign a T-shirt featuring the quarterback shirtless to celebrate the 49ers&apos NFC Championship winAaron Rodgers said the latest playoff loss stings more than usual because &aposI don&apost have the same number of years ahead of me as I do behind me&apos
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