SANTA CLARA — Back when he had a Baltimore bachelor pad, Kyle Juszczyk would spend his offseasons in the basement, handcrafting furniture out of Home Depot lumber runs.
He built his kitchen table. He made a nightstand. Then he packed them up in March 2017 for a cross-country move to join the 49ers.
“Now I garden a lot,” Juszczyk said. “All kinds of peppers, bok choy, onions, carrots, eggplant.”
Juszczyk has taken root as a 49ers mainstay, a rare success story when it comes to high-priced free agency.
The 49ers (10-1) are obviously glad he’s their trusty handyman heading into Sunday’s tilt against his original team, the Ravens (9-2).