Claire Kittle, the wife of San Francisco 49ers star George Kittle, seems destined to become a star in the NFL community.
Well before he became an All-Pro for the 49ers, George met his wife Claire at the University of Iowa. He was hauling in passes for the school's football team while she was suiting up for the women's basketball team. By April of 2021, the happy couple got married in Nashville.
Although the 49ers failed to reach the Super Bowl this past season, Claire went viral leading up to the big game because she was featured on Sports Illustrated Swimsuit's digital cover for February.
SI Swimsuit shined the spotlight on Normani, Haley Cavinder, Christen Goff, Claire Kittle, Ronika Love and Brittany Mahomes for its "New Era of NFL WAGs" cover.
Not only has Claire started her own podcast called "Kittle Things," she's the founder of HOSS Tailgate Tour.
"What I'm most proud of is that I started a brand called ‘HOSS,' which stands for ‘The House of Sport and Sisterhood,'" Kittle told SI Swimsuit. "And with that, I traveled around to a couple of different football games, hosted tailgates and brought women together to meet and hang out, share stories, contact info, make friends and then go to the game together."
Now, Kittle can add "SI Swimsuit model" to her résumé.
The reactions are overwhelmingly positive.
Kittle's rookie photoshoot with SI Swimsuit was well received by the public. In fact, she was bombarded with compliments.
"A star!!!!!!!! Obsessed with you," Christen Goff commented.
"You're unreal," WNBA star Cameron Brink wrote. "So amazing!"
"Go Claire," NFL sideline reporter Melanie Collins said.
"Love you, Claire!! You absolutely went for it and I couldn't be happier for you," one person wrote.
"Queen," an Instagram user wrote.
It's unclear if Kittle will be featured in the 2026 edition of SI Swimsuit. We'll officially find out in May.
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