Niners Nation on George Kittle
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Kittle was running and cutting at nearly full speed while running routes and catching passes from a team staffer on a side field. On Sunday, Kittle said he's hitting the speed benchmarks set for him on the GPS and is 'pretty close' to hitting the same speed numbers he hit before the injury... he's 'very confident' he won't start the season on the physically unable to perform list, meaning he intends to be back within the season's first four games.
STACKED’s take
Kittle tracking toward Week 1 return; hitting speed benchmarks and confident on PUP avoidance.
Kittle is recovering from an Achilles injury with a Week 1 target return date. He has been running and cutting at nearly full speed while running routes and catching passes on a side field; hitting GPS speed benchmarks and is 'pretty close' to matching pre-injury speed numbers. He is 'very confident' he won't start the season on the physically unable to perform list, meaning he intends to return within the season's first four games. Kittle has a specific target date in mind for returning to practice but declined to share it. He consulted with Richard Sherman on Achilles rehab, emphasizing the importance of building a strong foundation over the next eight weeks before training faster. Kittle understands he needs practice time before playing and does not want his first time in pads to be traveling to Australia for Week 1.
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