"Kittle inscribed the words DEAD FOREVER on the tape wrapped around his left ankle and gestured to the message during pregame warmups, a reference to the death of Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir. Weir's family announced Saturday that the jam-band pioneer had died peacefully at age 78, surrounded by loved ones. The Dead, which was founded in Palo Alto in 1965, found fans throughout the Bay Area and across the globe with their genre-blending, free-flowing music."
"The tight end brought along teammates Nick Bosa, Christian McCaffrey, Kyle Juszczyk and Jake Tonges, who he said were gambling afterward while he made friends with some fellow fans at the bar. Two guys in like their late 50s, early 60s, tie-dye T-shirts and I talked to them for like an hour, just sitting there, having a conversation, Kittle recalled. One friend knew who I was, the other guy had no idea who I was and we were just having a conversation. It was fantastic."
George Kittle honored Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir by writing 'DEAD FOREVER' on tape wrapped around his left ankle and gesturing to it during pregame warmups before the 49ers' wild-card game in Philadelphia. Weir died peacefully at 78, surrounded by loved ones. The Grateful Dead, founded in Palo Alto in 1965, gained global fans with genre-blending, free-flowing music. Kittle identifies as a Deadhead and attended a Dead & Co. residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas with teammates. Kittle connected with older fans at a bar after the show. Attempts to play Dead music in the team's weight room drew mixed reactions.
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