George Kittle takes major step toward 49ers Week 1 return

The 49ers could have one of their most important players back in action soon.The 49ers announced that they’ve activated star tight end George Kittle from the Active/Physically Unable to Perform List on Sunday.This means that Kittle has been medically cleared to return to play after he tore his Achilles during the postseason and can now practice in full with the team, where he had been doing rehab drills and individual work off to the side of the team’s regular activities to this point.Kittle’s activation doesn’t necessarily guarantee that he’ll play in the 49ers’ Week 1 game against the Rams in Australia.

But this marks a major step in his return and indicates that there’s at least a chance he could suit up for the regular-season opener.The 49ers have already been hit with the injury bug in the preseason.But this news about Kittle could be the catalyst for the team getting healthy for the season....