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San Francisco 49ers followers suffered a devastating blow when George Kittle went down with a torn Achilles on Sunday, however the star tight finish’s spouse could have taken it the toughest.
Claire Kittle and Kyle Juszczyk’s spouse, Kristin, have shared their game-day recollections on an Instagram web page known as “Wifed Up Mic’d Up,” and the web page caught Claire’s dwell response to her husband’s injury.
“Rise up. Rise up,” Claire begged as her husband lay on the grass at Lincoln Monetary Area.
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Tight finish George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers embraces his spouse Claire Kittle on the sidelines previous to an NFL soccer recreation in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams, at Levi’s Stadium on Dec. 12, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. (Brooke Sutton/Getty Pictures)
Another person of their suite mentioned to Claire that it was seemingly an Achilles harm after seeing a replay. She then set free an emphatic, “F—,” and watched in shock as her husband was carted off the sphere.
“It is all f—ing f—ed up. What’s that, a 12 months?” Claire requested. “All subsequent 12 months, too. Does not make any f—ing sense.”
The video then instructed viewers that the Kittles spent the remainder of the sport within the locker room collectively.
Regardless of the harm, Kittle was in “good spirits,” most likely due to the Niners’ 23-19 victory to advance to the divisional spherical. He was then seen on digicam belting out “Linger” by The Cranberries and “One Headlight” by The Wallflowers on a bus to the airport.
“See you subsequent 12 months,” Kittle instructed the cameras.
George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers is carted off the sphere in the course of the second quarter within the NFC Wild Card Playoff recreation in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Monetary Area on Jan. 11, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Elsa/Getty Pictures)
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“Disbelief and stillness have been all I felt as I yelled, rise up, rise up, time and again. He at all times will get up. He’s George — he can do all issues. He simply does it. It hurts. There’s no getting ready for it. I really like this man with every little thing I’ve in me. He’s a unicorn on this world, and he might be again stronger and higher than ever earlier than,” Claire captioned an Instagram post displaying her and the 49ers star within the coaching room and on the sidelines at Lincoln Monetary Area.
“The thoughts of a heartbroken athlete is a decided one. He’s un-(expletive)-able, as is this whole crew. I’m happy with these guys and the rally-together grit they struggle with every week. It’s a particular 12 months, you may really feel that and we’re not executed but. Thanks for loving G and carrying a few of this ache for us,” she wrote.
Kittle responded to his spouse’s publish together with his personal message of gratitude, commenting, “You’re the perfect teammate for this journey.”
Kittle handled accidents in the course of the common season, which restricted him to 11 video games. He nonetheless recorded 628 receiving yards and hauled in seven touchdowns.
George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers is carted off the sphere in the course of the second quarter within the NFC Wild Card Playoff recreation in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Monetary Area on Jan. 11, 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Pictures)
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The Niners will face their division rivals, the Seattle Seahawks, on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET.
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