The 49ers tight end spoke to reporters in the team's locker room while wearing quarterback Brock Purdy's Iowa State helmet after Kittle's Hawkeyes lost to Purdy's Cyclones on Saturday 20-19.

I said, 'Thank you, Brock. You ruined my whole weekend.'" Wearing an Iowa State helmet sure seemed to hurt Kittle — figuratively and literally, as he said Purdy's helmet was small for him.

collected on a bet with the former Iowa tight end: He had Kittle wear his old Cyclones helmet while addressing assembled media at his locker. George Kittle wearing Brock Purdy’s Iowa State ...

After losing a friendly wager on the game to Purdy, Kittle had to wear the quarterback's Iowa State helmet to 49ers practice on Wednesday. Iowa led 13-0 at halftime but was out-scored by Iowa ...

The Iowa linebacker needed the in-helmet communication to be louder to account for the resounding Kinnick Stadium crowd. “I don’t think they got it, so I had to tell him after the first series ...

In a lighthearted display of team camaraderie and school pride, George Kittle, tight end for the San Francisco 49ers, recently donned a helmet from Iowa State University after his alma mater ...

Purdy came to collect a bet from his 49ers teammate after his alma mater Iowa State Cyclones beat ... Kittle was made to wear Purdy's old Cyclones helmet as part of a bet between the teammates.