George Kittle

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Whenever San Francisco 49ers star George Kittle hangs up his cleats, he already has a post-retirement plan in place.

As the 28-year-old tight end revealed in a recent interview with I Am Athlete, he and a friend were inspired to mow a six-hole golf course into his 75-acre property after they watched the Masters tournament last year.

"I have plenty of space, and he was like, 'Let's just go mow a golf course,' " Kittle recalled in the interview. "So me and one of my buddies we mowed everything down to like one inch and put flags up for four par three's and two par four golf holes."

"We'll just go out there and play like three rounds, six holes, three rounds of 18, and just go out there every day after we lift on a Friday," he added of the Nashville property. "I got golf carts too, so we'll just throw a cooler in the back of the golf cart and play 18 on my property. ... It's a good time."

Kittle also said he didn't have to put too much work into convincing his wife, Claire, about the idea.

"It might have been her idea too," he recalled to I Am Athlete. "She's like, 'Why aren't you guys outside golfing?' Why are we inside it's a beautiful day — [my friend and I] looked at each other and we're like, 'That's a good idea! Let's hop on the mower.' "