49ers’ George Kittle reveals shocking offseason weight transformation

George Kittle and the San Francisco 49ers learned a lot about strategy and the heart of a champion while watching the Kansas City Chiefs walk away with the Lombardi Trophy after a 25-22 Chiefs victory.

The 49ers’ George Kittle fought valiantly, but his efforts weren’t enough as opponent Travis Kelce and the Chiefs outscored coach Kyle Shanahan’s team late in the game. This offseason, Kittle appears to be a changed man. His offseason body transformation suddenly became the topic of conversation among readers on X, giving 49ers fans hope for a better start to this fall’s NFL season.

The news came amid talk of a trade proposal intrigued by Brandon Aiyuk. Yet another trade proposal has the 49ers’ popular deep threat landing with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Kittle should be ready to go by the time the season rolls around, which should be terrifying news for other teams in the AFC West.

Kittle’s Body Transformation, Revealed

Kittle’s transformation was revealed by NBCSportsBayArea.com and was reportedly the product of several nagging injuries.

49ers tight end Kittle dealt with a fractured rib, shoulder and toe issues and a torn core muscle, all of which required surgery. He explained on the Bussin’ With the Boys podcast that he lost nearly 30 pounds after the Super Bowl, which changed his usual figure significantly.

“I couldn’t lift,” Kittle said. “I couldn’t do an upper body because of my shoulder and my ribs, and I couldn’t do a lower (body) because of my surgery…I didn’t leave the Super Bowl until around half-March.

“I spent a month doing nothing, I wasn’t supposed to do anything.”

Kittle’s offseason struggle hasn’t been easy

The former Iowa Hawkeyes star said he suffered extremely high levels of anxiety due to his inability to practice.

He spoke with other NFL players about the struggles they faced being unable to get to the gym and came away with many deep thoughts on the subject, which helped him cope with this excruciating layoff . He said he’s 100 percent now and ready to take on a tough offseason that has him discovering more about himself and the NFL stars who populate the world’s preeminent league.

“I knew a bunch of guys who had been through that,” Kittle said. “I called people and they were like, ‘Hey, you’re going to feel great, like the first month or so is going to suck, and after that you’re going to come back.’