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Kittle confident eye-popping investment in himself will pay off originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SANTA CLARA — In George Kittle’s eyes, you’ve got to spend money to make money.
And so far, the investment he has made in himself throughout his seven-year NFL career has paid off. Literally.
In speaking to reporters after 49ers training camp practice on Wednesday, Kittle was asked approximately how much money he has spent on making himself a better football player, whether it’s taking advantage of stem cell therapy for injury recovery or building his massive private training facility on his 75-acre property in Nashville, Tenn.
“I learned a lesson early on in my career, my agent told me: ‘You know what, you’re a fifth-round draft pick. Nothing’s guaranteed, you don’t know how long you’re going to play. But when it comes to your body, that’s your business, so spend money on your body as long as you’re not doing stupid stuff.,” Kittle recalled.
“I spend a lot of money on my body because at the end of the day, too, if you spend $50,000 on your body in one offseason and it gets you one more year in the NFL, the vet minimum is over $1 million so I think that’s a pretty good investment.”
Prior to the 49ers’ preseason loss to the Tennessee Titans on Saturday at Nissan Stadium, Kittle hosted a team practice at his home in Nashville where he was able to show off his impressive private training facility and full-length football field.
The 49ers worked out at George Kittle’s Nashville home before their preseason game on Saturday 🙌
[🎥 via @ranchodelkittle on IG] pic.twitter.com/DbHZeZEQUZ— 49ers on NBCS (@NBCS49ers) August 11, 2024
Kittle revealed that the entire facility cost him approximately $1 million to build and is used by teammates and fellow players around the league throughout the offseason.
“It’s something I had a dream about and ‘if you build it, they will come.’ ‘Field of Dreams’ reference there …That was my goal, I want a football field, I want a…
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Publish date : 2024-08-14 22:49:56
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