Kittle's mid-tendon Achilles injury has favorable recovery outlook but age is a concern.
George KittleTESF
Kittle suffered an Achilles injury in the wild card round. The injury was a mid-tendon tear (closer to where the tendon meets the muscle of the calf), which generally has more favorable recovery outcomes than other Achilles injuries. However, age works against him. He's being drafted in the ninth round as approximately the tenth tight end. The source notes the risk-reward is unclear given his age and injury history, and hasn't drafted him in mocks.
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Kittle, because of the age and when the actual injury was, it was in the wild card round and it was an Achilles, where we just don't have tons and tons of data on guys tearing their Achilles. Betts did talk about the fact it's a mid-tendon injury. He said it's closer to where the tendon meets the muscle of the calf, and that is generally good news for Achilles' recovery.
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- Kittle suffered an Achilles injury in the wild card round. The injury was a mid-tendon tear (closer to where the tendon meets the muscle of the calf), which generally has more favorable recovery outcomes than other Achilles injuries. However, age works against him. He's being drafted in the ninth round as approximately the tenth tight end. The source notes the risk-reward is unclear given his age and injury history, and hasn't drafted him in mocks.
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- STACKED tags this as a negative fantasy football signal for George Kittle (TE SF). Kittle's mid-tendon Achilles injury has favorable recovery outlook but age is a concern.
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