49ers TE George Kittle causes descent into syrup-chugging madness on NFL GameDay segment

San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle celebrates with fans after an NFL football game against Washington, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, in Landover, Md. San Francisco won 9-0. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle celebrates with fans after an NFL football game against Washington, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, in Landover, Md. San Francisco won 9-0. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Photo: Alex Brandon, Associated Press Photo: Alex Brandon, Associated Press Image 1 of / 8 Caption Close 49ers TE George Kittle causes descent into syrup-chugging madness on NFL GameDay segment 1 / 8 Back to Gallery

NFL Network analyst Steve Mariucci apparently loves pancake blocks.

So much so the former San Francisco 49ers head coach started a maple syrup-chugging frenzy in an NFL GameDay segment after reviewing a pancake block from Niners tight end George Kittle against the Atlanta Falcons earlier this season.

"Watch this pancake block... with a little syrup," Mooch screamed.

"I need to do this for this guy," he said while grabbing a bottle of syrup from fellow analyst and former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin.

Mariucci then bellows "block him," lets out a loud guttural noise and then a "BOOM" before chugging a bunch of syrup and noting that Kittle comes up laughing after he makes the block. Mariucci then pours syrup directly into Irvin's mouth, takes another huge swig and finally passes the bottle to host Rich Eisen who yells "NO" and thankfully puts the bottle away.

Mooch is wearing a WWE championship belt throughout the segment because of course he is.

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