George Kittle, 49ers tight end, carted off the field vs Eagles, watch video as team shares major update on injury

George Kittle, San Francisco 49ers tight end, was carted off the field on Sunday (January 11, 2026) during the NFC wild-card game in Philadelphia against the Philadelphia Eagles. The team announced that Kittle suffered ⁠an Achilles injury and did not return to the field, as he was ruled out from the rest of the game.

Kittle caught a 6-yard pass with 5:58 left in the second quarter, and his right leg appeared to buckle as he was being tackled by Marcus Epps.





The cart came out and took the seven-time Pro ‌ Bowler to ‍the locker room with the ‍49ers trailing the Eagles, 13-7. San ‌Francisco ruled him out for the remainder of the game not long after.




It was the first catch of the game for Kittle, who had 57 ‍receptions for 628 yards and seven touchdowns in 11 starts ‍during the ⁠regular season.

Kittle, ⁠32, is in his ninth season with the 49ers, who drafted him in the fifth round in 2017. He has 595 career catches for 8,008 yards and 52 touchdowns in 124 games. He has four 1,000-yard seasons.

Defending champion Eagles knocked out of playoffs in 49ers upset

The reigning Super Bowl champion Eagles were knocked out of the NFL playoffs on Sunday after suffering an upset 23-19 home defeat to the injury-hit 49ers.

49ers running back Christian McCaffrey scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns as the depleted 49ers shrugged off an injury to star tight end George Kittle to clinch a famous victory at Lincoln Financial Field. The 49ers will now face an NFC divisional round tie at the top-seeded Seattle Seahawks next weekend.