One of the NFL’s preeminent fullbacks, the San Francisco 49ers’ Kyle Juszczyk‘s been rubbing shoulder pads with tight ends quite a bit lately.
So, is he a fullback or a tight end?
Well, as Juszczyk explained, his paycheck certainly says he’s a fullback.
“Am I a tight end? Am I not a tight end? I don’t know. That’s a great question,” Juszczyk said recently from the 2026 American Century Championship golf event in an interview with NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco. “Unfortunately, I think I’m a tight end and not a tight end at all the wrong times. I’m a fullback when it comes to contract negotiations, which hurts, but then I’m a tight end on game day.”
At least this offseason, Juszczyk has been living the tight end highlife. The 10-time Pro Bowler – as a fullback — landed an invitation to the annual Tight End University, run by teammate George Kittle, Kansas City Chiefs all-time great Travis Kelce and Greg Olsen, a color analyst who was a 14-year NFL vet with three Pro Bowl selections.
More impressive than that, Juszczyk and wife Kristin scored an invitation to the social event of the year – Kelce and Taylor Swift’s wedding.
Juszczyk’s wife, a designer, memorably made a puffer jacket for Swift fashioned like a Kelce jersey.
The two-time All-Pro admitted he signed a non-disclosure agreement related to the Swift-Kelce ceremony. He was able to give a rave review of the evening, though.
“I can just say that it truly was such an incredible time,” the 13-year NFL veteran said. “It was so much fun. It was so much genuine love and just fun and passion there, that we just had the best time.”
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