George Kittle has denied investing millions to help a healing center for abused and neglected dogs in California.The San Francisco 49ers star tight end responded to a tweet on X that suggested he had invested $5 million in "Dogtopia," a 15-hectare facility in California.Kittle clarified that the rumor was false, but confirmed that he was working with "Operation Freedom Paws," a nonprofit organization that helps transform rescue dogs into service dogs."Unfortunately I’m not sure where this rumor started and it is not true," Kittle tweeted on Wednesday. "I do however do a ton of work with @Opfreedompaws in California that rescues dogs and trains them to be service dogs for veterans and people who need help. Dogs need help! Continue to give love!"It's unclear where the rumor originated, but an Instagram account "elite.gridiron" wrote about Kittle's investment on Tuesday."49ers star George Kittle is putting his heart (and money) into something bigger than football — a 15-hectare facility in California called Dogtopia," the account posted. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostGeorge Kittle talks about getting closer to a Hall of Fame careerHours before he clarified he didn't invest in "Dogtopia," George Kittle spoke about what the 2025 NFL season could mean to his career. After Kay Adams told him that he was close to having an average Hall of Fame tight end career, Kittle was surprised."Oh, my goodness. If I just continue to stay healthy and play at a high level, all I ever do is try to compete with myself as best I possibly can and always challenge myself. You know, my old tight ends coach always gave me a note card at the beginning of every season and he said, 'your goal is to have 1000 yards, 10 touchdowns and a ton of pancakes.'"I haven't gotten 10 touchdowns every season, that would be really fun, but trending in that direction now. So hopefully get a bunch of touchdowns, a bunch of yards, and just focus on that. Whatever comes after that, comes after that. But I'm just going to enjoy."Kittle and the 49ers have unfinished business after a complex 2024 campaign.