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Inside the mind — and tattoos — of 49ers’ George Kittle, one of the NFL’s most interesting players (paywall)

“George being a later-round draft choice — I think there was a little bit of Hobbitt-esque leaning,” Bruce [Kittle] said. “Like, ‘I’ve got a lot more power and gifts than you might imagine.’”

George conceded that those guesses are correct.

“I mean, Strider’s hard to beat,” he said.

But he added he also has an appreciation for Sauron, the all-seeing antagonist, and for bad guys in general. It’s why he has so many bad-guy tattoos, which he uses to channel dark energy on game days.