Kyle Juszczyk hasn’t forgotten ‘three worst days of my life’ amid 49ers free agency

STATELINE Nev Kyle Juszczyk knows he soon will have an outlet for any frustrations such as a three-putt bogey on the th hole at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Module in Friday s opening round of the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament Juszczyk and his ers teammates are two weeks away from putting on helmets and shoulder pads at training camp for their first live contact since last season It s way easier than this Juszczyk explained of his football duties as he walked off the th green I m looking forward to it It s been a long offseason How long was it For Juszcyzk one stretch of it tormented him He got circulated at the onset of free agency in March visited the Pittsburgh Steelers and ultimately agreed to return to the ers on a two-year contract It was the worst three days of my life Juszczyk announced but I genuinely am grateful for it now It gave me so much perspective to kind of step back and see how good I had it and then get the chance to come back to it So limited people have that opportunity Juszczyk a nine-time Pro Bowl fullback joined the ers in and still considers himself the longest-tenured athlete on their current roster his brief free agency be damned We jokingly called it like a living funeral Juszczyk declared I got all my goodbye texts How much we love and appreciated you but then I got to come back So I got to feel that love from everybody And I m locked up for two years I don t have to deal with this next year and I m thankful for it now that it s over Juszczyk came away with no points in Friday s opening round eight pars six bogeys four double bogeys He tees off the back nine Saturday at a m with ers cohort George Kittle and Stanford product Justin Reid of the New Orleans Saints Juszczyk tied for th in last year s tournament debut before the ers NFC title defense came to a crashing halt with a - last-place record Although Juszczyk returns to the ers over players left in free agency including eight starters Hey change is a good thing We weren t too good last year Juszczyk noted We have a good combination of change but you also have your centerpieces That includes a slew of crew captains from past years George Kittle Fred Warner Nick Bosa Brock Purdy Christian McCaffrey and Trent Williams They ll blend in with a slew of newcomers especially on defense where the ers used their first five draft picks It s good to inject certain new blood in there Juszczyk disclosed It is kind of a young man s league so you need selected young guys to come in and make contributions That s a big role for us this year is bringing those guys along hurriedly That mentioned blocking for a refreshed McCaffrey could be the key to the ers direction Christian is arguably the best athlete in the NFL He was the offensive participant of the year two years ago Juszczyk declared He changes everything and he looks incredible He looks so healthy he looks so explosive It changes everything Related Articles ers legend Jerry Rice concerned with Aiyuk comeback defense s youth movement ers George Kittle is immediate crowd favorite in ACC celebrity golf debut ers WR Demarcus Robinson pleads no contest to misdemeanor DUI How to watch Steph Curry George Kittle and other celebrities at the American Century Championship golf tournament in Tahoe With another Tight End U in the books ers star George Kittle takes aim at first Tahoe golf tourney Changing uniforms wasn t in the cards for Juszczyk who reported he genuinely enjoyed his visit with the Steelers But at the end of the day it just wasn t enough to trump what I had in San Francisco Juszczyk explained I just couldn t pull the plug I literally know everyone I know the chefs the custodians the PR association the district crew I know all the players It s just a familiarity Juszczyk added My home is there We bought a house back in and that s home And to be in California to be on what I think is a really good gang a gang that I think has a really great opportunity this year So there s too a great number of good things to leave