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Kittle defends ex-49er Deebo after viral video receives backlash

Kittle defends ex-49er Deebo after viral video receives backlash originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

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George Kittle has gone from blocking defenders on the football field for former 49ers teammate Deebo Samuel to blocking out his haters on social media.

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As footage of Samuel at Washington Commanders minicamp this week went viral, mostly for the wrong reasons, Kittle quickly came to the receiver’s defense.

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The 21-second clip shows Samuel running routes with his new team, which garnered plenty of criticism for the perceived lack of effort from the 29-year-old.

But Kittle, an eight-year vet, attributes Samuel’s effort to the simple fact that it’s only minicamp, and a time when coaches and teams are in the process of teaching and practicing a specific set of plays, formations or concepts.

The social media football experts, however, weren’t as understanding.

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Leave it to Kittle, though, who was teammates with Samuel for six NFL seasons, to have his forever brother’s back.

Even repping a different jersey, the red and gold loyalty runs deep for Kittle.

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