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Record-breaker Kittle also 49ers’ MVP

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle celebrates after scoring during the second half in an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle celebrates after scoring during the second half in an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Photo: Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press

The first day of George Kittle’s offseason went as well as his regular season.

On Monday, a day after he set the NFL’s season record for yards by a tight end in a Week 17 loss to the Rams, Kittle was named the 49ers’ MVP as the winner of their Bill Walsh Award, an honor voted on by the coaches.