SANTA CLARA -- San Francisco 49ers All-Pro tight end George Kittle is scheduled for full practice on Thursday after sitting out Wednesday's on-field work with ankle soreness.
Coach Kyle Shanahan said he does not expect Kittle's ankle to have any impact on his ability to play Sunday against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship game or his ability to make an impact.
Shanahan said he was a little surprised on Wednesday afternoon to learn that Kittle was experiencing enough soreness to keep him out of practice.
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Shanahan said he did not know of any play in particular in which Kittle aggravated his ankle.
Kittle is the 49ers' most-explosive offensive player.
He caught 85 passes for 1,053 yards and five touchdowns in the regular season.
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Kittle missed two games earlier this season with knee and ankle injuries. He had a bone chip in his left ankle, which Shanahan previously described as a piece of bark coming off a tree. Kittle's knee injury was a popped capsule, according to Shanahan.
Kittle caught just three passes for 16 yards in the 49ers' 27-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs. But Kittle was a huge factor in the run game, as the 49ers gained 186 yards rushing on 47 attempts.
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