Sources - Niners to put George Kittle on IR, waive Jake Moody - ESPN

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — With four games scheduled in the next 23 days, the San Francisco 49ers are placing tight end George Kittle on injured reserve with a hamstring injury, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

Kittle, who suffered the injury in the first half of Sunday's victory against the Seattle Seahawks, will miss games at New Orleans, home against Arizona and Jacksonville and at the Los Angeles Rams. The last of those games is set for «Thursday Night Football,» which made the decision to place Kittle on IR a bit more academic.

The Niners also are making a change at kicker, as they are set to waive Jake Moody, a source told ESPN on Tuesday. The decision comes after Moody missed a 27-yard field goal and had a 36-yard attempt blocked against Seattle.

Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday that a stay on IR for Kittle was under consideration.

«When they tell me a few weeks, it's always a possibility,» Shanahan said. «In order to do that, it's got to be a four-week injury.»

Under league guidelines for players returning from injured reserve, the earliest Kittle could return would be for the Oct. 12 game at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Coming off a Thursday night game against the Rams, Kittle would also have some additional time to rest and recover.

Shanahan also hinted Monday that a move with Moody could be in the offing.

«There's options, just whether it's stay the status quo, bringing in guys for workouts, practice squad, but we're going through all that stuff right now,» Shanahan said. «I know the personnel department is going to look into all that stuff and give us those options.»

With Kittle out, the 49ers have two tight ends — Luke Farrell and Jake Tonges — on the roster and could use fullback Kyle Juszczyk at