Latest updates after George Kittle suffered an Achilles injury in the 49ers wild-card playoff game vs. the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle departed Sunday's wild-card playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles with a little more than six minutes left in the second quarter with a right Achilles injury.

Kittle had to be carted off the field after a five-yard catch with about six minutes to play in the first half in Philadelphia. The team has not made any official announcement of Kittle's status, but it had all the hallmarks of an Achilles tear.

A San Francisco 49ers team that's been decimated this season by injury lost another key player on Sunday. All-Pro tight end George Kittle suffered an Achilles injury in Sunday's wild-card game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

The 49ers might have sustained another serious injury, as star tight end George Kittle suffered a right Achilles injury in the second quarter of Sunday’s NFC Wild Card Game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.

The 49ers lost tight end George Kittle and safety Ji'Ayir Brown against the Eagles. Here's what Kyle Shanahan said about them after the game.

With just over six minutes remaining in the first half of Sunday's NFC wild-card matchup with the Eagles, 49ers tight end George Kittle went down with an apparent serious leg injury. The injury happened as Kittle made a six-yard reception and planted his right foot in the turf as he braced for a Marcus Epps tackle.

The timing of the injury, being in January and this late into the season, does not bode well for Kittle moving forward. As far as Kittles' standing with the team, he is signed through the 2028 season.