© Kirby Lee | 2020 Nov 29
Kyle Juszczyk is just one of 40 49ers players slated to become a free agent of some kind at the end of the 2020 season.
At 30 years old, Juszczyk is still elite and possibly the best FB in football, making the Pro Bowl in each of his three seasons with the Niners. But the salary cap is supposed to get tighter for the 2021 season, and if Juszczyk is looking for a deal that pays more than the $7 million he’s been getting annually over the pat four seasons, he may have to look elsewhere.
Juszczyk was asked about that when he joined Murph & Mac on Wednesday, and while he admitted he understood the reality of the situation, he made it clear he’d like to return.
“I would just say that I absolutely, absolutely loved my time here with the Niners,” Juszczyk said on KNBR. “It’s been absolutely phenomenal. I really would love to continue here, but my economics degree would tell me that it would be smart to weigh my options, and see what’s out there, and see what kind of opportunities I do have for my family, and that sort of thing.
“Kyle and I have already had just brief informal discussions about a possible return,” Juszczyk continued. “I’m absolutely open to that and would love that because I love everything that we’ve built here, and it’s been so cool to be a part of that, really, from the very beginning when Kyle and John (Lynch) got here, it was a complete overhaul. To be a part of that first original free agency class that they brought in has been really cool, and I would love to continue that.”
Listen to the full interview below.