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Before Sunday night's game between the San Francisco 49ers and the surging Atlanta Falcons, it would have been understandable to worry that the Niner offense could not keep up.
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner didn't let his season-ending ankle injury stop him from supporting his team in a 20-10 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday Night Football, and star tight end George Kittle had an interesting way of describing his teammate.
Farrell signed a three-year, $15.75M contract, which was notable at the time because the tight end hardly had any proven statistics. The 49ers liked his ability as a blocker, and they viewed him as a great complement to George Kittle.
Senior National Columnist Judy Battista reports that San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan expects tight end George Kittle to return to practice this week as he recovers from a hamstring injury,