49ers tight end George Kittle says he’s doing great after surgery to repair his torn Achilles tendon.
Kittle suffered the injury eight days ago in Philadelphia, and today he was back in San Francisco, talking to reporters in the 49ers’ locker room and saying that his surgery was better than expected.
“I’m fantastic,” Kittle said. :The surgery went really really good. Surgeon was happy with it. He said best-case scenario when you tear your Achilles is that you tear it up high, by your soleus, which is what I did. It was a clean tear. They didn’t have to drill into my heel. Where the repair was, is where there’s more blood flow, which takes some time off the recovery. He’s very excited about everything, my recovery, when I’ll be ready to play again. That puts me in a really good mood. It’s not as bad as it might have been. I’m excited about that.”
It’s too soon to say whether Kittle will be on the field for Week One of the 2026 season, but Kittle sounds confident that he’ll be back and ready to play at a high level again.
The Raiders have started to line up a second round of interviews for their head coaching vacancy and the first round continued on Sunday.
The team announced that they completed interviews with Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady and 49ers offensive coordinator Klay Kubiak. Both coaches were on the losing side of divisional round playoff games on Saturday.
Brady’s team shook things up by firing their head coach on Monday and he could be a candidate to take a step up the ladder in Buffalo. He also interviewed with the Ravens and Dolphins on Sunday and the Bills’ elimination frees him up for in-person interviews with any interested clubs this week.
Kubiak met with the Steelers on Sunday and is in the same boat as Brady when it comes to scheduling any future interviews. The Raiders also interviewed his brother Klint, but the Seahawks offensive coordinator won’t be able to do any second interviews this week.
49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh is set to meet with the Titans in-person on Monday and that’s not the only head coaching search he’s involved in at the moment.
The Ravens announced that they have completed an interview with Saleh on Sunday. Saleh’s meeting with the team came after the 49ers’ season ended with a Saturday night loss to the Seahawks in the divisional round of the playoffs.
Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady also interviewed with the Ravens on Sunday. Saleh and Brady join Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula, Rams passing game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase, former Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel, Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores, former Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver, and Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy, Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, Seahawks offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, and Broncos quarterbacks coach/pass game coordinator Davis Webb as candidates in Baltimore.
Kevin Stefanski also interviewed with the Ravens before being hired by the Falcons and some of the others on that list could land jobs elsewhere as the Ravens move toward their own decision.
49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh and the Titans have made a date for Monday.
According to multiple reports, the Titans will have an in-person interview with Saleh. He had been scheduled for a virtual interview with the team on Sunday.
Saleh’s season ended with Saturday night’s loss to the Seahawks. The former Jets head coach returned for his second stint running the 49ers defense this season.
The Titans are also set to hold second, in-person interviews with Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy and Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley over the next couple of days. The move to meet Saleh face-to-face and the timing of the other interviews would suggest that the Titans are closing in on their choice for a head coach.
Former 49ers safety Terrance “Chet” Brooks has died after a battle with cancer, Texas A&M announced. Brooks was 60.
Brooks played for the Aggies from 1984-97, earning All-Southwest Conference and All-America honors. He helped guide A&M to three consecutive SWC championships (1985-87) and three consecutive Cotton Bowl appearances.
The 49ers drafted him in the 11th round of the 1988 draft, and he played 33 games, starting 23, in three seasons. He made three interceptions, a sack and a forced fumble in his career.
Brooks won two Super Bowl rings and made two interceptions in the 1989 postseason, including a pick of John Elway in Super Bowl XXIV that Brooks returned 38 yards.
Brooks earned All-Madden team honors in 1989, and he was inducted into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame in 2009. He went into the Texas A&M Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011.
