49ers TE George Kittle won’t suit up against Big Blue

The New York Giants will not be experiencing George Kittle on Sunday. The superstar 49ers restricted conclude is working with a knee sprain.

The personal injury bug is pretty substantially true in San Francisco, as the wellness-similar setbacks maintain on piling up for the 49ers. On Friday, head mentor Kyle Shanahan confirmed restricted conclude George Kittle will not match up in opposition to the New York Giants. Kittle has a knee sprain and was questionable this past week.

George Kittle is formally out for Sunday, for each Kyle Shanahan.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 25, 2020

This will be the 2nd consecutive skipped video game for Kittle right after he experienced the personal injury all through San Francisco’s 7 days one decline to the division-rival Arizona Cardinals. Right after this Sunday, he’ll now have matched the amount of game titles he skipped all through the 2019 marketing campaign.

Kittle won’t virtually be the only offensive weapon lacking for the 49ers. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo will be sidelined with a large ankle sprain and operating backs Tevin Coleman and Raheem Mostert are additionally out with knee injuries.

The 49ers will also be without Nick Bosa, Solomon Thomas, Richard Sherman, Dee Ford, and Dre Greenlaw on the defensive facet of the ball.

It’ll undoubtedly be a struggle between personal injury-riddle squads even though. The Giants will be without star operating back Saquon Barkley alongside with veteran receiver Sterling Shepard. Barkley tore his ACL in very last Sunday’s decline to the Chicago Bears and will be out for the remainder of the year. Shepard experienced a turf toe personal injury correct prior to halftime of the 7 days two defeat and was subsequently positioned on hurt reserve, which usually means he’ll miss out on at the very least the next three game titles.

The Giants and Niners will kick off this Sunday at one:00 p.m. ET at MetLife Stadium.