49ers star Kittle receives 2024 NFL Salute to Service award

The NFL and USAA announced Wednesday morning that 49ers tight end George Kittle received the 2024 Salute to Service Award for the first time in his career.After being nominated four times and named a finalist for the past three years, Kittle's commitment to honoring military service members, veterans and their families will be recognized at NFL Honors on Thursday in New Orleans, when he receives the 14th annual award."I am incredibly thankful and honored to be this year's Salute to Service Award recipient," Kittle said in a statement. "This is my fourth time being nominated by the 49ers, which is an absolute honor because it's important to me to show gratitude and support to the military. My appreciation for the military stems from watching my Uncle Pat serve multiple tours with the National Guard and seeing firsthand how much it impacted him and his family while he was overseas."Without my family and their unwavering support, I would not be able to create these genuine and authentic relationships with the real heroes and the ones who should be receiving this award, the active-duty members, veterans, TAPS and families that have lost loved ones in the line of fire. The support you...