"SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- A week of positivity about George Kittle's potential return to the San Francisco 49ers culminated in the tight end being activated from injured reserve Saturday. Kittle and defensive tackle Kevin Givens were cleared to play in Sunday night's home game against the Atlanta Falcons. Coach Kyle Shanahan indicated Friday that would be the case when he said Kittle "is playing and Kevin most likely is.""
"Kittle missed the past five games after injuring his right hamstring in the second quarter of the Sept. 7 season opener against Seattle. Kittle said Thursday he "fully" tore the hamstring but since it didn't pull off the bone, he avoided a much longer recovery. The 49ers had one roster spot open for Kittle or Givens from Friday when they placed receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling on IR with a calf issue."
George Kittle was activated from injured reserve and cleared to play Sunday night's home game against the Atlanta Falcons. Defensive tackle Kevin Givens was also cleared to play. Kittle missed five games after injuring his right hamstring in the Sept. 7 season opener and said he "fully" tore the hamstring, but it did not pull off the bone, avoiding a longer recovery. The 49ers opened roster spots by placing Marquez Valdes-Scantling on IR and another player to IR. San Francisco promoted Trevis Gipson, waived Brayden Willis, and elevated Nick Zakelj and Malik Turner. Ricky Pearsall, Brock Purdy and Yetur Gross-Matos were ruled out.
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