49ers TE George Kittle speaks on Brandon Aiyuk signing massive deal, Blind Ranks reporter's sneakers

♪ ♪ [HQ SPOTLIGHT] ♪ ♪ >> Haley: TALKING ABOUT IT ALL SHOW, YOU ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO DRAFT YOUR FANTASY TEAM. TIGHT ENDS, #6 SPOT, WE FIND 49ERS TIGHT END, GEORGE KITTLE, KITTLE COMING OFF THE FIRST THOUSAND YARD SEASON SINCE 2019, AVERAGED 15.7 YARDS PER CATCH, BRINGING IN SIX TOUCHDOWNS, AND HELPED THE NINERS MAKE IT BACK WITH TO THE SUPER BOWL LAST SEASON, AND HAS HELPED KEEP THEM ATOP THE NFL WORLD FOR THE PAST SEVERAL SEASONS. IF YOU ARE LOOKING TO ADD A BOOST TO THE FANTASY LINEUP, THIS IS WHAT YOU EXPECT FROM HIM THIS SEASON. PROJECTING 7 TOUCHDOWNS UNDER A THOUSAND YARDS AND GOOD FOR 8 IN TERMS OF TIGHT END PPR-RAN. >> Haley: WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE JOINED BY NONE OTHER THAN GEORGE KITTLE, GEORGE, THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY ON SPOTLIGHT, I KNOW YOU HAVE HAD A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN THE OFF-SEASON, THE SEASON'S AROUND THE CORNER, AND WE GET TO THAT IN A MOMENT. AND, LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE WORKING ON WITH LITTLE CAESARS, TELL US ABOUT THE PROJECT? >> Player: LITTLE CAESARS, SECOND YEAR DOING THE PROJECT WITH THEM, THIRD YEAR BEING THE OFFICIAL PIZZA OF THE NFL, THAT'S PRETTY COOL. WHAT WE ARE DOING, THE MAIN THING, FOR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS, WELL, LOOK, THERE'S ME, AND FOR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS, SEPTEMBER, DOING FREE DELIVERY, NO CATCH. THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME, USUALLY, YOU ORDER DELIVERY, THERE'S A CATCH TO IT, YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ELSE, YOU HAVE TO PAY A FEE; NOPE, NONE OF THAT STUFF. NO CATCH! SO, THAT'S WHAT THE COOL THING SAND, BESIDES THAT, THE OTHER COOL THING THAT LITTLE CAESARS IS DOING, ON GAME-DAY, IF YOU ORDER THROUGH THE APP, YOU WIN BONUS PRIZES, LIKE CRAZY BREAD, WHAT WOULD YOU NOT WANT FREE CRAZY BREAD, ORDER THROUGH THE APP, GET FREE DELIVERY AND ENJOY YOURSELF. >> Haley: I LIKE THE BUN-LOOK, WHERE YOU WERE BALD, YOU ARE GIVING US VARIOUS THIS SEASON. >> Player: I ENJOYED THAT, BUT MY WIFE WAS NOT THE BIGGEST FAN. >> Haley: IT WASN'T YOUR BEST LOOK, BUT YOU WERE WILLING TO DO IT, THAT'S WHAT MATTERS. >> Player: ALWAYS. HALCE AND THE FOOTBALL SIDE OF THIS >> Haley: AND THE FOOTBALL SIDE, BRANDON AIYUK SIGNED A CONTRACT, STICKING AROUND IN SAN FRANCISCO, YOU ARE EXCITED, WHY WAS IT SO IMPORTANT TO GET HIM BACK IN SAN FRANCISCO, ON YOUR ROSTER? >> Player: UM, WELL, I THINK WHAT THE IMPORTANT THING S-- IS, BRANDON MAKES EVERYONE'S LIVES EASIER IN THE BUILDING, THE WAY HE WORKS, THE EXAMPLE HE SETS ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD, AND I JUST LIKE AIYUK AS A VIBE, I HAVE PLAYED WITH HIM SINCE 2020, AND WHEN YOU ARE ON THE FIELD AND YOU DO A BUNCH OF FUN STUFF TOGETHER, GOING THROUGH THE CHALLENGING TIMES TOGETHER, THAT'S HOW YOU BUILD COOL, AWESOME RELATIONSHIP WITH GUYS. I HAVE PLAYED WITH AIYUK FOR FOUR YEARS, I WANT TO KEEP IT GOING, I AM EXCITED HE'LL ABE NINER AGAIN, AND HE GOT THE MONEY HE DESERVED, BECAUSE AS A GUY WHO GETS LESS THAN, YOU KNOW, 30 LESS, CD LAMB AND A.J. BROWN AND STUFF, HE PUTS UP THE SIMILAR NUMBERS SO IT'S FUN TO BE WITH A GUY THAT'S, THAT EFFICIENT WITH THE FOOTBALL. >> Haley: EVERYONE SAW THE VIRAL VIDEO OF HIM, KYLE LYNCH AND KYLE SHANAHAN, IS THAT HOW THEY REACT HAD THEY SEE EACHH OTHER? >> Player: THEY WILL NOW, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. [ LAUGHTER ] >> Player: LIKE, THE GREAT THING IS, I WAS SITTING THERE ON TWITTER, I LIKE TWITTER, IT'S FUN; BUT JUST TO SEE, LIKE, THE CONVERSATIONS SOMETIMES. AND, JUST, THE CONSPIRACY THEORIES OF WHAT PEOPLE THOUGHT WAS THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WERE HAPPENING. I ENJOY WATCHING AND READING THOSE A LOT, THREE WEEKS AFTER THAT HAPPENED, LOOK AT US NOW, WE ARE ALL HAPPY. >> Haley: EVERYONE'S HAPPY WHEN YOU ARE GETTING PAID, EXCITED FOR YOU TO GET THE CORE AND KEEP THE CORE TOGETHER, IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU GUYS WILL OPEN UP THE SEASON WEEK ONE, AGAINST AARON RODGERS AND THE JETS, MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, ALL OF THE SPOTLIGHT WILL BE ON Y'ALLS' TEAM THAT DAY. TALK TO ME ABOUT AARON RODGERS, THE CHALLENGES HE PRESENTS AS A QUARTERBACK, YOU HAVE PLAYED AGAINST HIM, WHAT DO YOU LOOK FORWARD TO IN THAT GAME? >> Player: WHAT I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO IS PLAYING AGAINST A FIRST BALLOT HALL OF FAMER, LIKE AARON RODGERS, HE'S INCREDIBLE THE WAY HE DIRECTS AN OFFENSE. ALL OF THIS 52 DIFFERENT CADENSES .... AND I JUST LIKE THE WAY HE THROWS THE FOOTBALL. NO ONE ELSE IN THE WORLD CAN MAKE THOSE THROWS. IT'S FUN TO GO UP AGAINST REALLY, REALLY GREAT PLAYERS LIKE THAT. I HAVE A TON OF RESPECT FOR HIM, I WATCHED HIM IN A TON OF FOOTBALL GAMES, EVERYONE KNOWS HOW GOOD HE IS, AND I THINK HE MISSED THE SEASON, YOU KNOW, THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE FOOTBALL FANS OR FOOTBALL, HE'S GOOD FOR FOOTBALL, HE MAKES FOOTBALL BETTER. SO I WISH HIM NOTHING BUT A TON OF HEALTH THIS SO HE CAN BE OUT THERE EVERY WEEK THIS SEASON, AND I WISH HIM HEALTH ALL SEASON LONG. >> Haley: WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING WEEK ONE. AND, WE WILL HAVE SOME FUN. EVERYONE SAW YOUR VIRAL VIDEO, OF YOU ROASTING THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS FOR THEIR GAME. BUT WE DECIDED TO PLAY A GAME WITH YOU, OUR HQ CREW, DONATED THEIR SHOES. I HAVE THEM HERE NEXT TO ME, DOES NOT SMELL GREAT. WE WILL HAVE YOU BLIND RANK 5 PAIRS OF SHOES. >> Player: I AM IN. AWESOME. >> Haley: WE WILL GET IT GOING, I PRESENT YOU WITH THE FIRST SHOE. HERE IT IS. RATE IT: BLIND RANK IT 1-OUT-O. >> Haley: THREE. GOING THREE, THIS IS THE THREE. PLAYER THREE. YEP. >> Haley: GOING FOR THE PANDA DUNK, THE OG DUNK, THIS IS A VERSATILE SHOE. >> Player: THIS IS A 2 OR A 4, BUT I DON'T KNOW ... LIKE, DID THE NEXT PERSON ROLE IN, AND ARE THERE AIRMONARCHES IN THERE? I DON'T KNOW. I WILL PUT THE PANDA'S AT 2, BECAUSE IT'S A SAFE PICK, YOU CAN WEAR THEM ANYWHERE YOU WANT, AND THEN IF YOU PULL OUT RED OCTOBERS I WILL BE LIKE, WHAT THEC HAD. BUT, THAT'S OKAY. >> Haley: I AM OKAY WITH THE PANDA'S AT 2, I WOULD PUT THEM AT 2, AS WELL. LET'S GO ... THE "Js". ♪ ♪ >> Player: THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL. >> Haley: YELLOW. PRETTY NEW. >> Player: I AM ON FOR A. >> Haley: THESE ARE 4? WOW, OKAY. >> Player: 4. I EXPECTED TO PULL OUT SOMETHING BETTER FOR #1. I RESPECT YOUR GUYS' SNEAKER GAME, 3 FOR 3, PRETTY NICE KICKS. >> Haley: THAT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD, WE ROASTED OUR NFL REPORTER, JONATHAN JONES, BECAUSE HE WEARS COLE HAWNS, EVERYWHERE, THIS IS BETTER, AND SHOE 4, THE NEW BALANCE. ONE OF THE NEWER NEW BALANCES. TRENDY RIGHT NOW, THE KIDS ARE WEARING THESE. YOU HAVE GOT, I THINK 5 AND 1 SLOTS. >> Player: I AM GOING 5, AND THE BLIND RATE, #1, GO FOR IT. >> Haley: SO THIS IS 5, I AM GLAD THAT WE GOT TO THIS POINT, YOUR #5 SHOE. IS ... A DIRTY, WORN, WHITE ... AIRFORCE ONE, BABY. >> Player: LOVE IT, FANTASTIC. YOU CAN WEAR IT, IT'S A UTILITY VEHICLE. >> Chris: OUT >> Haley: OUT OF THE TWO, THESE ARE THE MOST POPULAR, WHICH DO YOU PREFER TO WEAR WITH? >> Player: I WEAR DUNKS MORE THAN AIRFORCE ONES, MY LEGS GET TIRED THEY ARE AHEAD. >> Haley: I HAVE THE PANDA DUNKS, AS WELL, WE WILL CONTINUE THE FUN. >> Player: I ENJOYED THAT. >> Haley: GLAD WE GOT A BETTER RANKING THAN THE 49ERS, THAT'S A BRAGGING RIGHT, FOR ME. I AM HAPPY WE GOT THOTOTHAT POINT. TO THE COLLEGE RANKS, YOU WERE AN IOWA HAWKEYE THROUGH AND THROUGH, BIG GAMES COMING UP IN THE BIG 10, WALK US THROUGH YOUR IDEAL IOWA HAWKEYE GAME DAY, WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO EAT, THE TAILGATING SPOTS, AND WHAT'S THE LOW-DOWN ON WHAT IT'S LIKE ... >> Player: OH, MY GOSH, INCREDIBLE. I GREW UP GOING TO EVERY FOOTBALL GAME, DAD HAD SEASON TICKETS, TWO SEASON TICKETS FOR, WHAT, I THINK FROM WHEN I WAS 7 YEARS OLD UNTIL I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL. AND, SO, I REALLY ENJOYED GOING TO THE TAILGATING EVENTS. LET ME SEE, I THINK WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST FOR PEOPLE TO DO, IF IT'S AN 11 A.M. KICK OFF, GET THERE AT 7 A.M., OR YOU MISS OUT ON A LOT OF THE FUN. IT'S ROARING BY 8:30/9 O'CLOCK, PEOPLE ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME, THE PARKING LOT IS FULL, THEIR RV'S, FOOTBALL BEING PLAYED IN THE PARKING LOT, A LOT OF GOOD FOOD. OH, MY GOSH. SO MUCH GOOD STUFF OUT THERE. RESTAURANT-WISE? UM, WOW, THERE'S A BUNCH OF GOOD THINGS ON THE STRIP. YOU KNOW, ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES TO GO, AIRLINER AND SUMMIT, TWO LOCAL BARS DOWNTOWN, THAT I WAS A BIG FAN OF, THERE'S A GREAT PIZZA SPOT IN THERE, AS WELL. AND I AM TRYING TO THINK IF I AM MISSING ANYTHING, SO MANY GOOD AISLE PLACES THEY AM IN LOVE WITH. AT THE END OF THE DAY, AS LONG AS YOU GET IN AND YOU ARE STILL STANDING FROM THE TAILGATE, YOU SUCCEEDED AT TAILGATING IN IOWA. >> Haley: GET THERE EARLY, BE PREPARED TO BE THERE FOR A WHILE, AND ESPECIALLY GET THERE EARLY IF YOU ARE PLAYING AGAINST YOUR RIVAL, THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING WEEK TWO HERE ON CBS, 3:30, THE CY-HAWK GAME, BETWEEN IOWA AND IOWA STATE. A HUGE RIVALRY, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE THE GAME ON YOUR NETWORK. FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, A PLAYER WHO HAS PLAYED IN THIS GAME, YOU ARE AN IOWA HAWKEYE, THROUGH AND THROUGH, WHAT IS IT ABOUT THIS RIVALRY THAT MAKES IT SO INTENSE? >> Player: REALLY WHAT MAKES IT INTENSE FOR ME, YOU LIVE IN IOWA THERE ARE NO OTHER PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL TEAMS, YOU HAVE IOWA FOOTBALL, OR UNFORTUNATELY, IOWA STATE FOOTBALL, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE A FAN OF, THAT'S IT. AND, THEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, MILWAUKEE, GREEN BAY, CHICAGO, OTHER MID-WESTERN PLACES FOR THE OTHER SPORTS TEAMS. WHEN IT'S IOWA, IT'S LIKE, IOWA FOOTBALL OR NOTHING. SO, THAT'S ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT THE RIVALRY, YOU HAVE THE BRAGGING RIGHTS FOR THE YEAR, BETWEEN YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS, YOU KNOW, FAMILY MEMBERS WERE IOWA STATE FANS, I WENT TO IOWA, BUT I AM LIKE, WHAT THE IS -- WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU GUYS. >> MAKING YOU HAPPY. THE TROPHY IS FUN, EVERYTHING ABOUT THE GAME IS GREAT. IT'S NOT A BAD DAY, IT'S A CLOSE GAME THAT, YOU KNOW, KEEPS YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT, THE OFFENSE, MAY NOT BE ALWAYS THE MOST EXCITING THING, DEFENSE PUTS ON A HELLUVA PERFORMANCE. THIS YEAR, THE COORDINATORS, THEY WILL HAVE FUN AND UP THE POINTS. PUT UP THE POINTS. >> Haley: 3:30 ON CBS, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING YOU THIS SEASON, GEORGE, WE HAD FUN, APPRECIATE YOU HOPPING ON WITH US HERE AT HQ SPOTLIGHT. >> Player: THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU GUYS ARE A BLAST, I AM REALLY HAPPY THAT SOME PEOPLE TAKE THE SNEAKER GAME SERIOUSLY, IT'S REFRESHING ... VERY REFRESHING TO SEE THAT IN THE WORLD. SO I APPRECIATE YOU. AND I WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD PEOPLE TO THE HIGH STANDARD FOR SNEAKERS. >> Haley: I HAVE A WHOLE EXTRA PILE OF SNEAKERS, WE WITH HAD TO GET THE 5 BEST. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TO RANK. >> Player: YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT I AM WEARING TODAY? THESE ARE AWESOME, THE GRIMACE CROCS, FLUFFY AND AMAZING. FUNNY, ISN'T IT? >> Haley: [ LAUGHT ]ER GEORGE KITTLE, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS TIGHT END, THANK YOU