Kittle reveals which young NFL tight end impresses him originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
George Kittle is essentially the The face of the NFL tight end fraternity.with the 49ers star always making an effort to cheer up his teammates at the position.
during an interview in “Tacos and Convos with Deebo Samuel,Kittle revealed which young tight end is impressing him the most right now.
“I’m a big fan of Trey McBride of the Arizona Cardinals. I like him. He’s in a system (where) Kyler Murray trusts him, throws him the ball a lot. He catches everything, runs hard. He’s a threat in the run game. Like If he wasn’t the best blocker out of the zone, but he gets to the second level and he’s kind of a jerk to people, and I respect him in the run game. I’m a big fan of Trey McBride. He’s stepping up.”
McBride is in his third season in the NFL after being selected 55th overall in the 2022 NFL Draft for the Cardinals. Before entering the league, McBride was open about Kittle being a player he modeled his own game after.
Colorado State tight end Trey McBride mentioned that George Kittle was a player he modeled his own game after.
I asked Trey if he had contacted George yet.
Here was his response pic.twitter.com/p0nLFTnrPp
—Jordan Elliott (@splash_cousin) March 2, 2022
McBride participated in Kittle’s College Tight End in June, earning high praise from the All-Pro tight end.
“Arizona’s Trey Mcbride is a young guy who had a great year last year,” Kittle said. “He’s going to continue to get better,” Kittle said at Tight End University.” (c/t PHNX Cardinals)
“Arizona’s Trey McBride is a young guy who had a great year last year. He’s going to continue to get better.”
Speaking on TE University, San Francisco 49ers TE George Kittle believes the Cardinals’ third-year player is part of the next wave of greats at the position. pic.twitter.com/BrVRD61q3F
– PHNX Cardinals (@PHNX_Cardinals) June 19, 2024
While Kittle’s 49ers dominated the Cardinals during McBride’s NFL tenure, Arizona ultimately beat San Francisco for the first time since the young tight end entered the league in 2022 with an improbable 24-23 win in Week 6.
With these two tight ends set to face each other at least twice a season for the foreseeable future, McBride will continue to have plenty of opportunities to earn Kittle’s respect and perhaps join the San Francisco star among the ranks of elite tight ends in the NFL.