George Kittle is not OK with blocking Vita Vea.

Props to 49ers tight end George Kittle for his biting sarcasm concerning a Bucs heavy hitter on defense.

So this week in the 49ers’ locker room, Kittle was asked if he ever had to square up against beastly Bucs nose tackle Vita Vea.

Kittle immediately deadpanned, “I have before, it’s fun.” The video was captured by KNBR-AM 680 in San Francisco.

Then after the bait was fully swallowed, Kittle quickly got serious and admitted he wants no part of the Pro Bowl defender.

“It’s not [fun],” Kittle said. “He’s really good at football. He’s a massive human. Really strong. Very fast. He’s quick and agile for his size.

“He brings energy to the whole defense. Yes, I have ran into him before. I bounced off. It was great.”

Kittle said fundamentals tell him to go low if trying to block Vea, but he doubts that will help him if the two cross paths on Sunday.

“Maybe I will get my pad level down,” Kittle said. “I don’t know if that will help at all.”

If Joe was Todd Bowles and he heard Kittle say this, Joe would try to devise a defense to match up Vea on Kittle.

* — Kittle was being very sarcastic in his initial reaction to locking horns with Vea.

George Kittle matched up with Bucs defensive tackle Vita Vea once, and it's not pleasant 😅

"It's not [fun]… I have ran into him before, I bounced off, it was great. Maybe get my pad level down, I don't know if that would help at all though." pic.twitter.com/r6EJcxPltg

— KNBR (@KNBR) November 7, 2024