As the San Francisco 49ers wait and watch to see how many of their key injured players will be available Sunday against the Green Bay Packers, tight end George Kittle is leaving no room for debate, Nick Wagoner of ESPN reports.

"I will be playing on Sunday," Kittle said Wednesday afternoon. "Very excited. Can't pass up playing the Packers, so no, I will be out there for sure."

Kittle participated in Wednesday's practice on a limited basis after a hamstring injury kept him out of last week's loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Kittle reported hamstring "irritation" in the days after the Niners' Nov. 10 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Though Kittle didn't practice last Wednesday, he was a limited participant on Thursday and Friday, which seemed to position him to play against the Seahawks. He said Wednesday that for most of last week the hamstring seemed to be improving, but it wasn't where he wanted it to be when the weekend arrived.

"Saturday was a tough day," Kittle said. "I thought I felt pretty good on Friday. Saturday didn't feel great and then Sunday was just not in a good enough place to be like, ah, let's go out there and push it. I don't think I would've been my best self anyway."

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