"SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- While San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle just opened his practice window this week and has a full 21 days to return from his hamstring injury before a decision must be made, he made his plans for Sunday night against the Atlanta Falcons clear on Thursday afternoon. "I fully plan on playing on Sunday," Kittle said. "As long as [coach] Kyle [Shanahan] lets me. It's up to him. But hopefully I'm out there. Which I think I will be.""
"After 22 snaps, Kittle injured his right hamstring while running a deep route down the right sideline with 10:06 left in the second quarter. Kittle, speaking to media Thursday for the first time since the injury, said he knew something was wrong immediately and that the injury was actually a "full tear" of his hamstring. "I just felt like a rubber band snapped in my hamstring," Kittle said. "I was like, 'Ah, I've just got to go to the locker room after that one.'""
George Kittle opened his 21-day practice window this week and indicated he plans to play Sunday night against the Atlanta Falcons if coach Kyle Shanahan allows. Kittle has missed time since suffering a right hamstring injury on Sept. 7 in the season opener versus the Seattle Seahawks after 22 snaps. He described the injury as a full tear and said he felt a rubber-band snapping sensation, then went to the locker room. Kittle said the tear did not completely detach from the bone, which shortened his recovery compared with a 3-to-6-month timeline for more severe tears. He spoke to media Thursday for the first time since the injury and has been eager to return.
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