49ers' George Kittle threatens to unveil "F--k Dallas" message in 2024 despite $15,000 slap on the wrist
Last season, George Kittle and the San Francisco 49ers humbled the Dallas Cowboys with a 42-10 home victory early in the season. The 49ers-Cowboys rivalry hasn't been as heated up as it has been in the past, but Kittle looked to re-ignite the rivalry.
Kittle sported an undershirt that read, "Fu*k Dallas," under his shoulder pads and exposed it during Jordan Mason's 26-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. As a result, Kittle was fined $13,659 by the NFL.
During a skit on the new Netflix hit series Receiver, Kittle opened up about how he came up with the idea and said that he has no regrets. He said he would do it again.
“Dallas game, the week of, I kept getting tagged in these photos of Gary Plumer and I screenshotted it and set it as my phone background. I like to establish a mindset going into every single week. I was like, let's re-ignite this rivalry a little bit," Kittle said.
"I had a bunch of shirts made actually. I gave it to all the tight ends. I was the only one that wore it. I wore it under the pads. Showed it off. It was $15,000 and I don’t regret it one bit. And I might do it again given the opportunity.”
Micah Parsons and the Cowboys took George Kittle's vulgar shirt 'personally'
George Kittle mocking Dallas in last year's game left some with a salty feeling. Of course, some fans complained about Kittle being 'unprofessional' and maybe some media people thought it was unnecessary.
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons spoke out on the incident on his YouTube channel, saying that George Kittle made things more personal with the Cowboys.
"I just feel like he's making it way more personal than it has to be. Kittle's my guy, but I'm going to say this: Laugh now, cry later. We got something for that, just trust. If we see them again, just trust. You going to make it personal? We can make it personal," Parsons said.
The Cowboys and the 49ers will square off this season on October 24 in San Francisco during primetime with an 8:20 p.m. start. The two teams may be out for bad blood after Kittle mocked the Cowboys in last year's victory.
San Francisco has won three of the last four matchups against Dallas in the 2020s. Who do you think will come out on top in next year's meeting between the two teams?