Every San Francisco 49ers fan was more than happy to see veteran tight end George Kittle back on the field for Sunday Night Football's showdown against the Atlanta Falcons.
And, for those in attendance at Levi's Stadium, they were happy to see star linebacker Fred Warner in attendance, too, although he was up in a suite and cheering on his team after suffering a season-ending broken ankle the previous week.
That didn't stop the camera crews from finding Warner, though, and showing him on the jumbotron:
Fred Warner can barely contain himself from his seat ๐ค๐ pic.twitter.com/dqoz0pQ0Ky
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Understandably, the home crowd had raucous cheers for the perennial All-Pro making his first appearance since surgery to repair his injured ankle.
Kittle, however, told a modified version of how things went down after that reaction.
George Kittle 'blames' Fred Warner for crowd-noise inconvenience
Speaking to reporters after the game, Kittle reminded everyone how San Francisco's offense was on the field when Warner was shown on the screen.
According to the tight end, the noise got so loud for Warner that Kittle and the offense nearly had to go with a silent count, a tactic typically used by offenses when they're on the road and facing a hostile crowd making as much noise as possible.
"We almost had to go on a silent count," Kittle explained while talking about Warner on the jumbotron. "Because we couldn't hear our play call.
"How selfish of Fred Warner?"
George Kittle wished Fred Warner had been shown on the video board while the Niners were on defense๐
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"He is the aura farming king. How about Fred Warner being shown on the scoreboard, and we almost have to go on a silent count because we couldn't hear a play call." pic.twitter.com/oxRyTiKCxu
Leave it to Kittle to be the most Kittle-like version of himself, not hesitating to talk a little fun-loving trash to Warner.
Kittle, too, had been dealing with injuries up to this point in the season, only now coming back from a torn hamstring suffered in the Week 1 victory over the Seattle Seahawks that resulted in a trip to injured reserve.
Fans were equally excited to see Kittle back on the field, as they will be when Warner eventually returns from his own devastating injury.
