Fullback Kyle Juszczyk will return home for Monday night's game against the Cleveland Browns with a growing role in the Ravens' offense, established career highs in several categories and a renewed appreciation for the opportunity at hand.
The Ohio native's emergence in his third NFL season as one of the game's most effective fullbacks has coincided with loss both on and off the field. As the Ravens (3-7) have struggled to string together wins, Juszczyk is still coping with the death of one of his best friends: D.J. Monroe, a former Harvard teammate who died in a motorcycle crash in Florida in mid-October.