Claire Kittle had no trouble matching the moment in Seattle.
After the San Francisco 49ers knocked off the Seahawks 32-29 at Lumen Field, a video started making the rounds on social media showing George Kittle’s wife fully locked in as she cheered on the Niners. The clip, shared through Claire Kittle and Kristin Juszczyk’s social media account, Wife’d Up Mic’d Up, captured Kittle “going crazy” while San Francisco pulled out its fifth straight win to open the season.
The 49ers are off to a 5-0 start, and George Kittle has been a big part of that run. The 33-year-old tight end already delivered one of the season’s signature plays in Week 4, turning a short pass into a 56-yard touchdown run late in a 24-14 win, with just over two minutes left.
This one came on the road against a Seahawks team introduced in the source as Super Bowl 40 champions, but the result was the same: another 49ers win, and another round of reactions online. The video also showed injured players and WAGS watching together from home, and that part of the clip caught on too, with fans zeroing in on the group dynamic.
“Not all the injured guys just hanging out,” wrote one fan.
Another added, “Bosa, Juice, Pearsall and Tonges. We really are a family team and I love it lol.”
“Juice, why are you standing on your hyper extended knee?? We need you back, please relax,” another fan wrote.
Claire and George Kittle have been together for years and married on Apr. 9, 2019. They met at the University of Iowa, where Claire played basketball.
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