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Kittle on Lance: Trey has taken big steps forward if you compare him to last year’s OTAs. It’s like he’s 2 different players

George Kittle joined Pat McAfee’s podcast Friday and had some positive words for Trey Lance, something that seems rare these days. Kittle also acknowledged that it’s awkward that Jimmy Garoppolo remains on the roster as the team tries to move onto Lance:

“Some would say it’s definitely awkward. You trade three first-round picks for a quarterback, there’s writing on the wall. It is what it is. It’s the NFL’s profession. Everyone’s trying to bring in younger, better, cheaper players, and that’s just the way the league is. “So there’s an awkwardness to it, I guess.

But at the end of the day, we’re all here on the same team.