Knee and ankle injuries have made him feel more like a caged animal than the unstoppable force he’s been known to be on the football field. And the San Francisco 49ers tight end is itching to unleash the beast that resides within as he inches closer to gameday.
“It’s just absolutely brutal,” Kittle said Thursday after returning to practice for the first time since getting injured on Halloween. “It’s absolutely awful. I’d love to be down there. They said I would hurt myself if I put myself down there. I disagreed, but I understand. I hate watching from up there.