49ers’ George Kittle says he plans to return Sunday vs. Falcons “Kittle, speaking to the 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.'” According to Kittle, he got a bit lucky with where the tear in his hamstring was, as it did not completely tear away from the bone. Because of that, Kittle’s recovery time was significantly less than the three to six months it can take for a more severe tear to heal.“

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