Claire Kittle stuns in new Sports Illustrated Swimsuit video

After tearing his Achilles during the 2025 season, it wasn’t clear if star tight end George Kittle would ever be the same player again.

Fast forward to the 2026 season, and he’s dominating like nothing ever happened. Kittle leads the 49ers in receptions (tied with running back Christian McCaffrey at 34), receiving yards (425) and receiving touchdowns (five) so far this season.

But he’s hardly the only one in the family making headlines. His wife, Claire Kittle, will be back in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue this year after previously taking part in the iconic magazine shoot last year.

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Claire Kittle back in SI Swimsuit

In an interview with Sports Illustrated over Super Bowl weekend in February, the 49ers player shared his initial thoughts on his wife’s cover.

“The only negative is that it came out at 5 a.m. this time, so we woke up to look at it,” he joked. “She’s just crushing it. People are like, ‘Oh wow, Claire is cooler than you.’ I’ve been saying it for 10 years, that my wife is cooler than me. Now you guys are starting to believe me.”

Now she’s back with a new video from SI Swimsuit.

“It’s really like I’m pinching myself that I’m here and I get to do this and work with all these incredible women,” she said in the video. “I still truly can’t believe it, so younger Claire would be like, ‘what?’ But, I’m just trying to make the most of all of the opportunities and have fun while doing it.”

Kittle was one of 11 women who traveled to Mallorca for the 2027 SI Swimsuit Issue.

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