With another Tight End U in the books, 49ers star George Kittle takes aim at first Tahoe golf tourney

George Kittle continues to live his best life The ers tight end just now the recipient of a four-year million contract extension wrapped up another Tight End University summit in late June with co-founders Travis Kelce and Greg Olsen Next up for Kittle is his first appearance at the American Century Open at Edgewood Resort in Lake Tahoe He reported he intends to relax with a minimal drinks before staring down a narrow gallery of fans who are clearly in harm s way My anxiety couldn t be any higher Kittle mentioned in a Zoom call arranged by the tournament which starts July I ve been playing golf four days in a row trying to get used to it a little bit then I have all my buddies chirp at me the entire time I m not a professional golfer I swing really hard and get out of the way in the driver s box Kittle isn t a serious golfer he s listed as a -to- shot to win but he s serious about football He helped get Tight End University off the ground with Kelce and Olsen in There were more than attendees this year in Nashville Last year s event raised more than in charitable donations Players and major others are flown to Nashville their excursion and lodging taken care of by sponsorships Kittle s wife Claire has events for the women on hand and a concert this year included a performance from Kelce s famous girlfriend Taylor Swift Peter Raskin of Rubicon Talent whose agency represents Kittle and Olsen narrated Front Office Sports We might look at other cities moving forward It s nothing Kittle had in mind during the first Tight End U The majority of the original tight ends have been to all five We thought we d have to guys and do it once Kittle disclosed And then it just went so well we thought let s try it again and it keeps growing and growing We threw concerts last year and this year and am just thoroughly enjoying tight ends to get together For the first time this year ESPN set up live at Vanderbilt University in Nashville with Dan Orlovsky and Laura Rutledge conducting interviews as tight ends went through detailed workouts designed to improve their road running and blocking One of my favorite things is when I get a vet a guy going into year or and they come up to me or Travis and Greg and say I want to say thanks so much for continuing to include me ' Kittle reported I pick up something new every year The Raiders Maxx Crosby along with veterans Von Miller and Cam Jordan held a pass rush summit at UNLV this year Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield who was on the Zoom call with Kittle declared he can t imagine such a thing happening at his position I don t truly envision the quarterbacks getting together Mayfield stated Tight ends are a different breed They re all ball like to work hard play hard Quarterbacks are weird man They don t want to give their secrets away George Kittle of the ers and Travis Kelce of the Chiefs face off on Opening Night before Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas A P Photo Tight End U also held a golf tournament in Nashville that had at least one moment of slapstick entertainment that won t happen at Edgewood One of the Browns tight ends tried a Happy Gilmore in-the-air shot and whiffed Kittle disclosed He did a in the air and landed on his face He signed a waiver so I m not responsible but it was one of the funnier things I ve seen on a golf curriculum Related Articles Levi s Stadium guard uses Gold Cup as dry run for World Cup matches ers star Lenoir arrested following traffic matter with LAPD ers plan to practice against two NFL teams ahead of preseason games ers mailbag Offseason oozes cautious optimism with new faces across depth chart Like father like son ers coaches Shanahan Lombardi Kubiak got started at an early age Kittle hopes to be back at Tahoe for the first-ever Grand Slam of Curling from Nov - although his football schedule may not allow it Kittle is an investor in the event after having joined a curling league two years ago in Nashville It was a lot of fun and we ended up getting fourth place which I thought was pretty good for first-time curlers Kittle reported Just trying to get more fans interested in curling Co-favorites for the American Century Open are the Warriors Stephen Curry and former tennis pro Mardy Fish who went to the wire before Curry won in Caesars Sportsbook lists Mayfield at -to- with NBA analyst Charles Barkley at -to- If I beat Charles then I ll be all right Kittle commented I d love to chirp at Charles too That d be fun