November 7, 2026 - 6:00 am

San Francisco 49ers star George Kittle not only popularized the celebration of National Tight Ends Day but also helped found an annual offseason training summit that brings together pros from “the tight end community.”

In lauding the Las Vegas Raiders’ Brock Bowers, coming from one Pro Bowler tight end about another, Kittle likened Bowers to two dynamic 49ers teammates, both of whom have been All-Pros as wide receivers.

“You watch him, he runs routes fully extended like he’s Mike Evans,” Kittle said of Bowers.

“A couple years ago when Deebo (Samuel) would just come downhill and attack the ball and it doesn’t matter where you threw it, he would catch it. Kind of like that.…