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George Kittle on Nick Bosa: ‘He’s going to terrorize the NFL for 22 years’
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During the start of his NFL career, San Francisco tight end George Kittle hasn’t had many issues with defenders. In fact, after just three seasons, he’s already starting to work his way into the conversation as one of the best tight ends in the league.
And yet Kittle is still really thankful he doesn’t have to go against rookie defensive end Nick Bosa. He’s one of the players Kittle is really glad he doesn’t have to see in an opposing uniform.
The 49ers are preparing for the Super Bowl LIV matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, and media appearances are quite frequent over the two-week period. Recently, Kittle spoke with NBCSports.com and talked glowingly about Bosa.
“I mean, I don’t think there’s a part of Nick’s game that’s weak,” Kittle said. “Everything he does is insane. I had a rep against him in preseason, we’re in an outside zone and I had him blocked perfectly. He held me with one arm, flipped his hips around and shut the play down all in a half-second.
“In our meeting room coach [Kyle Shanahan] was like, ‘Yeah Kittle, there’s nothing you could do there. You are absolutely perfect. He’s just that good.’ I was like, ‘Oh, that’s awesome. Run the other way then please.’ Nick’s an incredible football player and he’s 22 years old and he’s going to terrorize the NFL for 22 years.”
Bosa was recently named the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year after finishing the regular season with 48 tackles, nine sacks, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and an interception. The 49ers finished the season 13-3.
Last year, Bosa was the No. 2 overall selection in the 2019 NFL Draft.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB