{"id":42050,"date":"2025-03-17T16:02:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T16:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=42050"},"modified":"2025-03-17T16:02:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T16:02:16","slug":"49ers-make-dramatic-u-turn-and-re-sign-pro-bowl-star-who-was-brutally-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=42050","title":{"rendered":"49ers make dramatic U-turn and re-sign Pro Bowl star who was brutally released"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<header>Team saved $6.5m for 2025 by cutting him but have made the decision to re-sign<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Sunni Upal, Deputy US Sport Editor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><time datetime=\"2025-03-17T12:46:27.000+00:00\">Published: 8:46 ET, Mar 17 2025<\/time><\/li>\n<li><time datetime=\"2025-03-17T12:46:32.000+00:00\">Updated: 8:46 ET, Mar 17 2025<\/time><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/san-francisco-49ers-fullback-kyle-960658689.jpg?w=640&amp;quality=44 640w,https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/san-francisco-49ers-fullback-kyle-960658689.jpg?w=820&amp;quality=44 820w,https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/san-francisco-49ers-fullback-kyle-960658689.jpg?w=1280&amp;quality=44 1280w\" media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" sizes=\"(min-width: 676px) 620px, 100vw\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/03\/san-francisco-49ers-fullback-kyle-960658689.jpg?w=620\" alt=\"49ers make dramatic U-turn and re-sign Pro Bowl star who was brutally released\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p>THE San Francisco 49ers have reunited with one of their key players after a brief split.<\/p>\n<p>The team will bring back the 33-year-old who has been to nine Pro Bowls during his career.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div data-index=\"1\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>Kyle Juszczyk is returning to the San Francisco 49ersCredit: Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n<div data-index=\"2\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption>The fullback scored a touchdown in a Super Bowl defeatCredit: Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The news comes just days after a shock announcement he was being released.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Juszczyk has agreed a two-year, $8 million contract with the 49ers.<\/p>\n<p>He was cut on Tuesday in a decision to save the team $6.5 million in cap space for 2025.<\/p>\n<p>But Juszczyk and the 49ers have agreed to new terms to extend his stay in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old full back has been with the\u00a049ers\u00a0since 2017.<\/p>\n<p>He graduated out of Harvard in 2012 and was with the Baltimore Ravens from 2013 to 2016.<\/p>\n<p>He told ESPN in January that he still has more to give.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know I&#8217;m not done,&#8221; Juszczyk said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m definitely not done playing. 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