George Kittle is hard to stop.
Even when the 49ers tight end wasn't playing during San Francisco's first-round bye last week, he was texting Vikings defensive tackle Jaleel Johnson, his former Iowa teammate, about the possibility of Saturday's NFC divisional playoff game at Levi's Stadium.
Once the Vikings upset the Saints 26-20 in overtime, the good-natured banter continued this week ahead of Saturday, when Johnson hopes to land his first tackle on Kittle.
"I'm like, 'Yeah man, we get this win, we'll see you guys up there,' " Johnson said. "I'm looking forward to going up there and seeing him play in person again.