SANTA CLARA — George Kittle appreciated the get-well cards he got throughout training camp, those coming from 49ers tight ends coach Jon Embree.
Not that Kittle was ill. No, Embree passed out a card every few days specifying three areas Kittle and each tight ends needed to improve and get well at for this season’s Super Bowl run.
Even after making First-Team All-Pro and striking it rich (five years, $75 million), Kittle enters his fourth year with a get-better-everyday mantra that only seems genui. . .