49ers' George Kittle carted off field with Achilles injury during Wild Card Round vs Eagles: reports

San Francisco 49ers prima choky extremity George Kittle is believed to person suffered a torn Achilles successful the 2nd 4th of the Wild Card Round matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Kittle was carted disconnected the tract aft being tackled pursuing a drawback successful the 2nd quarter. He instantly grabbed astatine his close ankle, and replay showed him springiness mode to Zach Baun's tackle without a combat to get disconnected his leg. 

Kittle was trying to promote his teammates arsenic helium was being carted off, clapping successful their direction. But it’s hard not to consciousness for the 32-year-old, who galore see the champion choky extremity successful the sport.

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George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers is carted disconnected the tract during the 2nd 4th successful the NFC Wild Card Playoff crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected Jan. 11, 2026 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

It’s a monolithic nonaccomplishment for the 49ers, arsenic they effort to instrumentality down the Eagles connected the roadworthy to beforehand successful the NFL Playoffs. The 49ers could’ve had the No. 1 seed, home-field vantage passim the playoffs, and a bye week, but they fell to the Seattle Seahawks successful Week 18 to suffer the NFC West rubric and those perks.

The past clip the 49ers traveled to Philadelphia for a playoff contention was the 2022 NFC Championship Game, which proved brutal successful the wounded section arsenic good for them.

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Quarterback Brock Purdy tore his UCL successful his throwing elbow, and aft backup Josh Johnson besides got hurt, the 49ers were near lifeless astatine the presumption successful what was a beatdown arsenic the Eagles went to the Super Bowl.

George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers is carted disconnected the tract during the 2nd 4th successful the NFC Wild Card Playoff crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected Jan. 11, 2026 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Elsa/Getty Images)

While it wasn’t Purdy, Kittle is simply a cardinal portion of this full team, fto unsocial the offense. He provides invaluable enactment whether he’s connected the tract oregon not, and injuries person kept him retired during the regular play arsenic well.

Kittle dealt with a hamstring wounded that forced him to miss 5 of the archetypal six games of the 49ers’ regular play games. They besides had him miss Week 17 owed to an ankle ailment suffered successful Week 16 against the Indianapolis Colts.

Even if the 49ers beforehand to the Divisional Round, they won’t person Kittle if helium so has an Achilles tear.

George Kittle of the San Francisco 49ers is carted disconnected the tract during the 2nd 4th successful the NFC Wild Card Playoff crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine Lincoln Financial Field connected Jan. 11, 2026 successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Elsa/Getty Images)

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Kittle’s ninth twelvemonth successful the NFL saw him tally 57 catches for 628 yards and 7 touchdowns crossed 11 games. He made his 5th consecutive Pro Bowl and seventh wide successful 2025.

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