The San Francisco 49ers brought tight end Khalil Dinkins back onto their roster on Saturday, a quick reunion for the undrafted free agent. This move definitely makes you wonder about the health of their tight end room heading into the regular season.
A Quick Return to the Bay
Dinkins is familiar with the Niners, having signed with them in April after going undrafted. They ended up waiving him off their non-football injury list back in July, but now he’s back in the mix. To make space, defensive lineman Xavier Thomas was waived with an injury designation. Dinkins did show some flashes in college, racking up 37 catches for 399 yards and seven touchdowns over 49 games at Penn State. Not bad for a guy getting a second shot so fast.
Kittle’s Lingering Questions
But here’s the real story for our NFC West rivals: their main man, George Kittle, is *still* on the physically unable to perform list. The 49ers are “hoping” he’ll be good to go by the start of the regular season, but if he was a sure thing, why the quick turnaround for Dinkins? They’ve also got Jake Tonges, Luke Farrell, Brayden Willis, Hayden Rucci, and Josiah Deguara filling out that tight end corps. For us 12s watching from the Emerald City, Kittle’s status is a massive question mark for a rival’s offense, and it’s something we’ll be keeping a close eye on as the season gets underway.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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