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While the move was expected, the San Francisco 49ers officially picked up the option for fullback Kyle Juszczyk's final year of his four-year deal, which was initially signed in March of 2017. He is scheduled to earn nearly $5.5 million in 2020. The news was first reported by Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.
Juszczyk due $5.05M base salary and $400k in bonuses in 2020. RT @JFowlerESPN: 49ers exercise option on fullback Kyle Juszczyk, per source, keeping key piece to SF offensive attack.
Juszczyk, 28, was part of general manager John Lynch's and head coach Kyle Shanahan's first free-agent class and was signed to a deal worth $21 million. Considered by many to be the best fullback in the NFL, Juszczyk is a four-time Pro Bowl selection, including his selection for the 2019 season. He did not play in the NFL's annual all-star game because he was preparing for Super Bowl LIV.
The Baltimore Ravens made Juszczyk a fourth-round selection out of Harvard in 2013. He carried the football three times for seven yards while adding 20 receptions for 239 yards with a receiving touchdown through 12 starts with the 49ers in 2019.
Juszczyk was a key blocker in the 49ers run game, which ranked No. 2 in the NFL this past season with 2,305 regular-season rushing yards and 612 in the playoffs.
Juszczyk has 93 rushing yards on 25 attempts with a rushing touchdown in seven NFL seasons.
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By David Bonilla
May 15
The San Francisco 49ers are on a mission to rebound from their February Super Bowl defeat, eyeing a return to the NFL title game and aiming to lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy at the season's end. What stands as their greatest hurdle in achieving this goal? Is it the Kansas City Chiefs, who claimed victory over them in the Super Bowl and will face them again in a Week 7 rematch? Or is it the challenge of overcoming adversity, such as injuries?
According to Bucky Brooks, it's actually something else entirely. The NFL analyst believes that the biggest challenge facing the 49ers this season will be refocusing after the heartbreak of their
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By Marc Adams
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If you want wide receivers, the San Francisco 49ers have you covered. In addition to bringing back their top three receivers from 2023, Brandon Aiyuk, Deebo Samuel, and Jauan Jennings, the 49ers are also bringing back Chris Conley, Danny Gray, Ronnie Bell, Trent Taylor, and others. And if that wasn't enough, they drafted Ricky Pearsall (Florida) and Jacob Cowing (Arizona) and signed undrafted rookie free agent, Terique Owens (Missouri State).
That's a solid receiving corp, led by two Pro Bowlers and a guy with a knack for picking up first downs. But where does this group rank among those Kyle Shanahan has had in San Francisco?
We can't compare this group to those from the 1980s and 1990s. That would be unfair. Any wide receiver group with Jerry Rice, the greatest
49ers reportedly signing DL Shakel Brown after tryout
By David Bonilla
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Shakel Brown was among several players who participated in a tryout in front of coaches during the San Francisco 49ers' rookie minicamp last week. Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 reports that the team was impressed enough with the defensive lineman to sign him.
Defensive lineman Shakel Brown @TROYUnews signed with #49ers after rookie minicamp tryout per a league source
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By Don Atkinson
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It's not a shock to anyone who looks back at the past two NFL seasons to contemplate that the San Francisco 49ers' offense has finally stepped out of the shadow cast by the team's ever-imposing defense. Since their 2019 Super Bowl run, players like Nick Bosa, Fred Warner, Dre Greenlaw, and former 49ers Richard Sherman and Jimmie Ward have garnered most of the attention when talking about the team. That was indeed the case until 2022, when future Hall-of-Fame running back Christian McCaffrey, who came to San Francisco in a mid-season trade with the Carolina Panthers, changed the conversation. The 49ers' offense was suddenly seen not just as a semi-capable complement to a sterling defense, but rather as a unit that could put up some points, and in a dramatic way.
With the
