Ancient Iowa Hawkeyes Star tight end George Kittle has become one of the most prolific tight ends in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers throughout his career.

Kittle will go down as one of the best tight ends of his era of football, if not all time. He still has a lot of good football left to play.

Unfortunately, he recently suffered from a hamstring injury. The injury forced him out of last week’s game for the 49ers, but he took stock of himself.

As shared by ESPN’s Matt WagonerKittle announced he will play this week when San Francisco travels to Green Bay to face the Packers.

“I will play on Sunday.”

After the 49ers’ tough loss in Week 11, they need to get back on track. Facing the Packers will not be an easy task. Green Bay currently also looks like a potential Super Bowl contender.

So far this season, Kittle has caught 43 passes for 560 yards and seven touchdowns in eight games played. During his career, he accumulated 503 receptions for 6,834 yards and 44 touchdowns.

During his college career at Iowa, no one would have guessed how good he would become in the NFL. In his four years with the Hawkeyes, although only two of them played a significant role, Kittle caught 48 passes for 737 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Iowa fans have loved seeing Kittle become a legitimate NFL superstar.

All that being said, it will be interesting to see what kind of impact Kittle can have when he returns to the field. San Francisco will need him as a go-to player against the Packers.

Hopefully he’s able to stay healthy and make the kind of impact fans have come to know and expect from him.