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49ers' George Kittle has hilarious supervillain nickname for Bill Belichick

As it turns out, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle is a "Star Wars" fan. And he might not love New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick quite as much as Belichick loves him.

Before the 49ers and Patriots played each other last weekend, which culminated in a blowout 33-6 win for San Francisco, the Pats' coach couldn't stop himself from gushing about Kittle.

"I'd put him right at the top of the league there, period," Belichick said to reporters. "He's as good as anybody that I've coached or as good as anybody that we've played against.