ESPNOct 13, 2023, 5:00 p.m. ETLreading: 3 min.
Kittle wore a t-shirt during the Niners’ victory over the Cowboys and it said “F— Dallas” in blue letters.
The NFL fined the tight end of the San Francisco 49ers, George Kittlewith $13,659 dollars for the use of offensive language on the T-shirt he wore under his uniform against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night, a source told Jeremy Fowler of ESPN on Friday.
George Kittle He wore the jersey during the Niners’ 42-10 victory over the Cowboys. The shirt read “F—Dallas” in blue letters, and Kittle revealed it as he celebrated the running back’s 26-yard touchdown run. Jordan Mason early in the fourth quarter.
Kittle said Thursday that he knew he would probably have to pay for his wardrobe choice.
George Kittle made fun of the Dallas Cowboys and received a fine for it.Getty
“I’ll probably get a fine,” Kittle said. “I wore a personalized shirt, maybe an inappropriate word. So it is what it is. It was a decision I made. If they want to fine me, fine me.”
On Wednesday, sources told Adam Schefter of ESPN that the league was considering a fine for a “personal message” uniform violation. The cost for such a violation is $10,927.
But George Kittle made it clear Thursday that he has no regrets even if he were fined.
“One hundred percent. I would do it again,” Kittle said.
Since the 49ers They chose Kittle in the fifth round of the NBA draft. NFL 2017, he has set out to study the history of the team. That’s what led him to wear the jersey as a tribute to former Niners linebacker, Gary Plummer, who wore a similar one with the same message during the 1994 NFC Championship Game against the Cowboys.
At the time, San Francisco-Dallas was the league’s biggest rivalry. The teams met in three consecutive NFC Championship Games and combined to claim all three Super Bowl titles.
San Francisco coach Kyle Shanahan said Wednesday that he had no problem with Kittle wearing the gear, noting that it’s all part of the tight end’s larger-than-life personality.
“Just Kittle; WWE stuff, entertainment,” Shanahan joked. One person who didn’t smile about it was the team’s pass rusher. Cowboys, Micah Parsons. Speaking on his podcast, “The Edge with Micah Parsons”. He noted that Kittle was “making it a lot more personal than he needed to be.”
The safety of dallas, Jayron Kearsedidn’t see it the same way, adding: “I don’t have a problem with anything he did. If we do our job and keep him out of the end zone, he wouldn’t have been able to do it.”
Geroge Kittle he had three receptions for 67 yards and three scores in the victory.
He said he won’t wear a shirt with a similar theme when the Niners play the Cleveland Browns on Sunday because there is no such historical rivalry between the teams.
“I don’t make things up,” Kittle said. “We’re leaning on the 49ers up front. It’s something I’ve seen my entire career and ultimately I just wanted to channel it.”
Information from ESPN’s Nick Wagoner was used in this story.
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