San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle is out for Sunday's season opener against the Chicago Bears due to a groin injury, according to Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle.
The sudden development surely will have fantasy football managers scrambling to set their Week 1 lineups. The tight ends available on the waiver wire might not be as decorated as Kittle, but there are some options who have favorable matchups that could be worth taking a look at.
NBC Sports fantasy football expert suggests Isaiah Likely of the Baltimore Ravens, Mohamed Ali-Cox of the Indianapolis Colts and Robert Tonyan of the Green Bay Packers as top waiver-wire adds this week.