SANTA CLARA -- All-Pro tight end George Kittle did not paticipate in practice on Wednesday due to an ankle condition, the 49ers disclosed on their mandatory post-practice report.
Coach Kyle Shanahan did not disclose the injury during his pre-practice media availability. Kittle is experiencing "soreness" in his ankle that is lingering from the 49ers' game on Saturday., according to the team. The initial word is that it is not expected to keep him off the field Sunday when the 49ers face the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday at Levi's Stadium.
Kittle is the 49ers' most-explosive offensive player. He caught 85 passes for 1,053 yards and five touchdowns in the regular season.
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Kittle missed two games earlier this season with knee and ankle injuries. He had a bone chip in his left ankle, which Shanahan previously described as a piece of bark coming off a tree. Kittle's knee injury was a popped capsule, according to Shanahan.
Kittle caught just three passes for 16 yards in the 49ers' 27-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs. But Kittle was a huge factor in the run game, as the 49ers gained 186 yards rushing on 47 attempts.
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