Kyle and Kristin Juszczyk were devastated when the 49ers temporarily parted ways with the fullback over the offseason -- and then thrilled when they found out they were able to stay put.

The 13-year NFL veteran recalled the raw emotions from the short-but-chaotic timeline in Tuesday’s edition of the “ Kittle Things” podcast with San Francisco teammate and tight end George Kittle and his wife, Claire.

“George and I are the two longest-tenured 49ers, and I only had a couple weeks on you because I was signed in March and you were drafted in April,” Kyle said of the two nine-year veterans. “But then [George] closed the gap by three days because I was released. I was a free agent for three days this offseason. Thank God, we’ve signed back.

“One of the hardest, worst phone calls that we’

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