George Kittle Couldn’t Recover A Fumble During The Super Bowl Because He Was Saying Hi To George Karlaftis, Who Recovered It

George Kittle Couldn’t Recover A Fumble During The Super Bowl Because He Was Saying Hi To George Karlaftis, Who Recovered It

Uproxx - News·2024-02-16 12:01

Super Bowl LVIII started with the San Francisco 49ers marching down the field and getting deep into Kansas City territory. It did not, however, end with points, as Christian McCaffrey fumbled on the fifth play of the drive.

Points there would have been really big, because the Niners ended up leaving a whole lot of points on the board in the first half, which let Kansas City hang around despite not being at its best. As it turns out, San Francisco got a little unlucky with the fumble, as the cameras and a mic caught star tight end George Kittle — who has a reputation for being one of the league’s most upbeat and fun loving guys — slowing down for just a tick to say hi to Chiefs defensive lineman George Karlaftis. The problem: The fumble happened right next to them, and Karlaftis is actually the one who ended up falling on it.

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