PALM BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Juszczyk's skillset is coveted by several head coaches in the NFL — including Las Vegas Raiders coach Pete Carroll and Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin.While attending the NFL Annual Meeting, the two head coaches spoke in an open session about their interest in the 49ers fullback during the brief time he tested the market as a free agent."He's a very unique player," Carroll said. "Almost an iconic player in that position of fullback. We saw him for years, he had a tremendous problem with what he offered because of all the things he can do." The former Seattle Seahawks coach spent several seasons in the NFC West attempting to gameplan against the versatile fullback, who has the ability to add wrinkles to Kyle Shanahan's offensive scheme."I think it's a great statement about Kyle figuring it out," Carroll said. "How to utilize [Juszczyk] in the past year to be a threat and an issue and a problem in a really effective manner. He has shown the league that he's really the guy that can do all of those things."Prior to his Juszczyk's eight seasons in the Bay Area, the nine-time Pro Bowler spent four years with the Baltimore Ravens after being drafted out...
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