The NFL is banning the use of smelling salts and ammonia packets before and during all games, a ruling that has upset 49ers TE George Kittle.

Is George Kittle considering retirement? Well, not really, but the 49ers tight end did tell NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo that he’s not thrilled with the NFL’s recent ban of smelling salts. “I considered retirement,

According to Garafolo, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle said he used smelling salts and ammonia packets on every drive and joked that he's thought about retirement in light of the news. “I considered retirement," Kittle said. "We have to figure out a middle ground.”