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Nick Waggoner
Santa Clara, California – When Kyle Juszczyk walked to the bus to leave State Farm Stadium after the 2024 season of the San Francisco 49ers ended, I wasn’t sure what it followed.
Juszczyk’s suspicion that he could have played his last game as Nine was correct. The 49ers informed Juszczyk on Monday night he is being released, a source to Adam Schefter of ESPN told.
Juszczyk, 33, told ESPN after that defeat of the season against the Arizona cardinals who plans to play in 2025 regardless of the team, a feeling also shared by the Schefter source.
“I know I haven’t finished,” Juszczyk said on January 5. “I definitely have not finished playing. I have seen a zero regression. I think especially, I mean, you can light the last two games and please show me where I have returned, so I have no plans to stop.”
Juszczyk and the 49ers almost separated the low season before Juszczyk agreed a salary cut to keep the team. It seemed that a similar agreement would be needed in this low season for Juszczyk to play a ninth season in San Francisco, although that did not materialize.
Juszczyk had to count $ 6,496,750 at the 2025 salary limit and has zero years in the agreement until 2028 that would cost $ 1,674.00 against the limit in 2026 after his contract expired. Juszczyk launch means that nicers will save $ 2,926,000 against this year’s limit with an immediate dead money of $ 3,570,750.
Juszczyk was one of the first free agents of the 49ers, Kyle Shanahan, and general manager John Lynch signed after taking charge in 2017.
Juszczyk was appointed for the Pro Bowl after each of his eight seasons in San Francisco and was the first All-Pro team in 2023 and there of second team in 2024. He ran for 212 yards and 5 touchdowns in 60 carry and added 184 captures for 1,895 reception yards and 13 scores in his time with the team.
In the NFL Scouting combines in February, Lynch hinted that Juszczyk could be progressing, and that seemed more realistic when the team agreed a three -year agreement worth up to $ 20.3 million with the wing closed Luke Farrell on Monday. Farrell could handle some of the old Juszczyk block duties.
“We are trying to make everything work and [with] Some stricter limitations we have had in the past, “Lynch said then.
Juszczyk will also appear just below a place in the 10 -year club of Niners, which honors players who have played at least 10 consecutive seasons in San Francisco. The team has not added new members since Joe Staley in 2017.
Perhaps more annoying for Juszczyk is that he was close to winning the Super Bowl on multiple occasions with the 49ers, including two losses in the great game.
“I want to win a ring,” Juszczyk said in January. “I want to win a ring here. But again, if I am forced to do it elsewhere, I still have a lot of football in me. I still love the game. I’m still playing at a high level and I know there are teams that can use me.”
