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Nick WagonerMar 10, 2025, 09:49 PM ET
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- Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has coated the San Francisco 49ers since 2016, having in the past coated the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, together with 3 years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In over a decade with the corporate, Nick has led ESPN’s protection of the Niners’ 2019 and 2023 Tremendous Bowl run, Colin Kaepernick’s protest, the Rams making Michael Sam the primary overtly homosexual participant drafted to the NFL, Sam’s next pursuit of a roster spot and the workforce’s relocation and stadium saga.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As Kyle Juszczyk walked to the bus to go away State Farm Stadium after the San Francisco 49ers’ 2024 season ended, he used to be unsure about what used to be subsequent.
Juszczyk’s suspicion that he may have performed his ultimate recreation as a Niner used to be right kind. The 49ers knowledgeable Juszczyk on Monday evening that he’s being launched, a supply instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Juszczyk, 33, instructed ESPN after that season-ending loss to the Arizona Cardinals that he plans to play in 2025 regardless of the workforce, a sentiment additionally shared via Schefter’s supply.
“I do know I am not completed,” Juszczyk mentioned Jan. 5. “I am indubitably no longer completed taking part in. I have observed 0 regression. I feel particularly, I imply, you’ll be able to flip at the closing two video games and please display me the place I have regressed, so I haven’t any plans of preventing.”
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Juszczyk and the 49ers just about parted tactics closing offseason prior to Juszczyk agreed to a pay minimize to stick with the workforce. It gave the impression a identical settlement could be wanted this offseason for Juszczyk to play a 9th season in San Francisco, although that didn’t materialize.
Juszczyk used to be because of depend $6,496,750 at the 2025 wage cap and has void years at the deal thru 2028 that might price an extra $1,674,00 towards the cap in 2026 after his contract used to be set to run out. Juszczyk’s liberate way the Niners will save $2,926,000 in contrast yr’s cap with a right away useless cash rate of $3,570,750.
Juszczyk used to be one of the vital first unfastened brokers 49ers trainer Kyle Shanahan and basic supervisor John Lynch signed after taking on in 2017.
Juszczyk used to be named to the Professional Bowl after every of his 8 seasons in San Francisco and used to be first-team All-Professional in 2023 and second-team All-Professional in 2024. He ran for 212 yards and 5 touchdowns on 60 carries and added 184 catches for 1,895 receiving yards and 13 rankings in his time with the workforce.
On the NFL scouting mix in February, Lynch hinted that Juszczyk may well be transferring on, and that gave the impression extra real looking when the workforce agreed to a three-year deal price as much as $20.3 million with tight finish Luke Farrell on Monday. Farrell may deal with a few of Juszczyk’s former blockading tasks.
“We are seeking to make the entirety paintings and [with] some tighter constraints than we have had up to now,” Lynch mentioned then.
Juszczyk may also arise simply wanting touchdown a place at the Niners’ 10-year membership, which honors gamers who’ve performed no less than 10 consecutive seasons in San Francisco. The workforce hasn’t added any new contributors since Joe Staley in 2017.
Possibly extra bothersome for Juszczyk is that he got here with reference to successful the Tremendous Bowl on more than one events with the 49ers — together with two losses within the large recreation.
“I need to win a hoop,” Juszczyk mentioned in January. “I need to win a hoop right here. However once more, if I am compelled to do it elsewhere, I have nonetheless were given such a lot soccer left in me. I nonetheless love the sport such a lot. I am nonetheless taking part in at a prime stage and I do know there may be groups available in the market that may use me.”
