Yahoo Fantasy Football on George Kittle

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Kittle is a soon-to-be 33-year-old who had Achilles surgery on Jan. 14. Week 2 will be exactly nine months from that point, and that's the absolute earliest we see skill players come back from it.

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Kittle's Achilles surgery timing creates earliest Week 2 return with snap/efficiency ramp-up risk.

Hayden Winks fades Kittle, a soon-to-be 33-year-old who had Achilles surgery on Jan. 14; Week 2 will be exactly nine months from that point, the absolute earliest skill players return from Achilles tears. Most players experience a real ramp-up period in snaps and efficiency regression.