The San Francisco 49ers will get the help they need when facing the Arizona Cardinals in Week 16. The Niners officially activated IR tight end George Kittle.
Kittle lost the last six games after breaking a foot bone during his week 8 defeat to the Seattle Seahawks. The 27-year-old has 37 receptions for 474 yards and two touchdowns in six games this season.
Quarterback CJ Beathard – who is making his first debut in over two years – will be thrilled to have the tight end back on the team. Beathard and Kittle were summoned in 2017 and connected to 36 receptions, which resulted in 518 yards and two touchdowns.
Coach Kyle Shanahan will monitor Kittle’s photos because he missed almost two full months of action.
“He’s probably one of the healthiest guys we have right now, the freshest,” said Shanahan. “He had two good weeks of practice and he feels really good after that. We would not put him out if there was any risk of injuring him again or he was not healed. “
The 49ers also activated striker Colton McKivitz from the reserve / COVID-19 list, meaning he will be ready to go tomorrow.
Here are the other moves the Niners made before the game against the Cardinals:
Striker Darrion Daniels was promoted from the training team to the active squad. Receiver Jordan Howard and cornerback Tim Harris were also activated from the training team. While the Tight end Daniel Helm and the defensive striker were activated from the replacements of COVID-19.
San Francisco will be without striker Kevin Givens, who has been dropped. The team said the absence of Givens was unrelated to injuries.
The 49ers moved Raheem Mostert and Nick Mullens to the IR, which means that both players will lose the final two games. The secondary will also be shorthanded against Arizona, with Richard Sherman (calf) and Jimmie Ward (concussion) officially OUT for Saturday’s fight.