Story byGeorge Kittle/instagram; Lachlan Cunningham/Getty George and Claire KittleCharna FlamTue, January 13, 2026 at 5:35 AM UTC·3 min readNEED TO KNOWDuring the San Francisco 49ers' 23-19 playoff win over the Eagles in Philadelphia on Sunday, Jan. 11, 49ers tight end George Kittle tore his Achilles tendonThe following day, he acknowledged the injury and transparently shared his mixed emotions“Football sucks sometimes. But I love it," he wrote on InstagramGeorge Kittle is candidly discussing the difficulties of professional football. Kittle, 32, was carried off the field with a torn Achilles tendon during the second quarter of the San Francisco 49ers' Wild Card playoff victory against the Eagles in Philadelphia on Sunday, Jan.