Star 49ers tight end George Kittle is a superstitious guy.

So when Netflix came calling for him to participate in the upcoming “Receiver” series, the All-Pro initially didn’t want any distractions as he chased a Super Bowl victory with San Francisco during the 2023 NFL season.

“At first, I was a hard, hard no,” Kittle said during a recent interview on the “Bussin’ With The Boys” podcast. “I was like, absolutely not, I’m not going to do this. I have full faith in the Football Gods, and it felt weird.”

Kittle revealed that Netflix asked him to take part in the docuseries, which follows players both on and off the field, about 10 days before the 2023 campaign began. And while he hadn’t watched the show’s predecessor, “Quarterback,” before, Kittle gave the season a chance and walked away impressed.

Still, he wasn’t fully convinced until his wife, Claire Kittle, put the opportunity into perspective for him.

“My wife Claire convinced me to do it,” Kittle said. “She was like, ‘Just think about in 10 years, you can go back and watch it and you can show your kids this stuff.’ And I was like, ‘You know what? That’s a fantastic selling point.

“So we agreed to it, and it was really fun.”