Watch: 49ers' George Kittle, Jerry Rice Motivate Rich Eisen in 40-Yard Dash

All-Pro George Kittle and Hall of Famer Jerry Rice were in Indianapolis to push Rich Eisen in his annual 40-yard dash at the combine.
Watch: 49ers' George Kittle, Jerry Rice Motivate Rich Eisen in 40-Yard Dash
Watch: 49ers' George Kittle, Jerry Rice Motivate Rich Eisen in 40-Yard Dash /

Every year at the NFL scouting combine, Rich Eisen of NFL Network runs the 40-yard dash as part of his #RunRichRun campaign to raise money for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. 

This is an annual sprint that Eisen has been conducting since 2005.

Eisen's goal this year was to attain under a six-second time that he has struggled to reach time and time again. However, Eisen was able to meet his goal of under six-seconds as he clocked in a 5.98 40-yard dash time. 

Perhaps the reason for his extra push and motivation was due to the presence of 49ers tight end George Kittle who was there as a host of Eisen's sprint. 49er legend Jerry Rice was also there to accompany Kittle as a means to light a fire in Eisen, which appears to have worked.

As you check out the video, it is clear that Kittle and Rice made a phenomenal hosting duo. Their energy and words exuded clear through the television. I even found myself wanting to get up and join Eisen after seeing uplifting of the two.

Uplifting Eisen to run under six-seconds wasn't the only thing Kittle did. He uplifted the donation count to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital by donating $10,000 for Eisen's campaign.

Tip of the hat to Kittle for the admirable gesture. He's not only an All-Pro on the field, but off the field as well. It's definitely a great sight to see him and many other athletes across the league help Eisen out with his heartening goal.


Published
Jose Luis Sanchez III
JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ III

Jose Luis Sanchez III has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily for FanNation since 2019. He started off as the lead publisher for FanNation's All49ers, then switched positions to become the Deputy Editor in 2020. Sanchez writes, edits, and produces videos daily for All49ers. He also co-hosts a show on YouTube with All49ers lead publisher Grant Cohn weekly. Prior to FanNation, Sanchez started his writing career back in 2016 for the school newspaper at Skyline college where he covered all sports team in the Bay Area. Following that from 2017 to 2019, he found a role as a contributor for FanSided's news desk along with their site's Just Blog Baby covering the Las Vegas Raiders and Golden Gate Sports every professional Bay Area sports team. Atop all of that, he was able to graduate with a Bachelors degree in Communication Studies at San Francisco State University in 2020. Sanchez is committed to ensuring he delivers transparent analysis and straightforward opinions that resonates with readers to get them thinking.