{"id":377924,"date":"2025-09-18T14:56:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/377924\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T14:56:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T14:56:12","slug":"kristin-kyle-juszczyk-embracing-golden-years-of-his-nfl-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/377924\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristin, Kyle Juszczyk embracing ‘golden years’ of his NFL career"},"content":{"rendered":"

Heading into his 13th season in the NFL, San Francisco 49ers fullback Kyle Juszczyk<\/a> is likely aware he’s in the twilight of his career, and his wife, fashion designer Kristin Juszczyk<\/a>, knows it.<\/p>\n

But they are embracing the moment. Juszczyk was recently re-signed to the 49ers after being released, and his wife knows Father Time is undefeated. Speaking to ClutchPoints after the Verizon Small Business Training Camp, which Juszczyk led alongside the likes of New Orleans Saints legend Drew Brees<\/a>, she talked about what’s coming next.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just try to be as present as possible,\u201d she said. \u201cLike you said, it’s such a short-lived career in the NFL, and we wanna really embrace it and be present in it because we know that these are like the golden years of his life, and all he’s ever known is football. So, we try not to think too far [ahead].\u201d<\/p>\n

Luckily, Kristin will have her hands full whenever her husband retires. She has been making waves recently \u2014 Juszczyk recently designed the denim jacket worn<\/a> by Texas Longhorns superfan Glen Powell<\/a> on College GameDay.<\/p>\n

Making Glen Powell’s Texas Longhorns outfit<\/p>\n

Speaking of Powell, that was a collaborative effort between them. Juszczyk infused a denim jacket and Longhorns jersey to make a must-have for any Texas football fan. \u201cIt was really cool to bring his sense of style to GameDay clothing,\u201d she revealed.<\/p>\n

Juszczyk had an idea, and Powell loved it. \u201cHe was great and very collaborative and [gave] me ideas as well, which I absolutely love,\u201d she raved. \u201cIt was so fun to see that project come to life and for him to wear it. He looked amazing in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

For those who loved the design, it may be available in the future. \u201cI’m sure we’ll see that design that I made for Glen one day on Off Season,\u201d she said to pump up Texas fans.<\/p>\n

These types of \u201cone-off\u201d collaborations are fun for Juszczyk. They remind her of how she cut her teeth in the business. \u201cI never wanna get away from those,\u201d she conceded.<\/p>\n

In fact, these \u201cone-offs\u201d are what inspired Juszczyk to start her Off Season brand. She wants to \u201cgive everybody my one-offs,\u201d which she knows isn’t possible. Still, she wants her brand to provide fans with a unique piece to rep their favorite team while retaining the small business feel.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really wanna bring my designs into all the fans of the team’s hands,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

What caused her to get started in fashion?\"KyleMark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images.<\/p>\n

Juszczyk now makes unique clothing for various sports teams, ranging from varsity jackets to corsets. Before she started the company, she would check out other fans’ gear, searching for a \u201cgap in the industry that I [could] hopefully fill.\u201d<\/p>\n

The eureka moment came with puffer jackets. Juszczyk noticed how, well, puffy they looked. She’d see fans wear their jerseys over them, resembling something close to the Michelin Man. Juszczyk had her mission, and it has grown since then.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was noticing a lot of men were wearing those big, puffy jackets and were putting their jerseys over the jackets,\u201d she explained. \u201cIt was kind of restricting how they were able to move. That’s when I got that \u2018a-ha!\u2018 moment of Why don’t we just make a jacket that feels like a jersey? You wanna represent your team [and] favorite player, but you wanna stay warm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her relationship with Kyle Juszczyk\"KristinKirby Lee-Imagn Images.<\/p>\n

Kyle Juszczyk is very supportive of Kristin’s endeavors. Check out one of her Instagram posts and you’ll likely see a supportive comment. Likewise, Kristin attends Kyle’s games to support her husband.<\/p>\n

They are just excited for each other. Kyle always believed in his wife, and that trust is paying off. He has been there since the start of her career, and he will continue to be for the long haul.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe always knew that I had that entrepreneurial itch in me,\u201d Kristin said, \u201cand I think he really saw my whole story from the beginning, whether that was meeting me in college [or when] I started a clothing boutique when I first moved out to San Francisco, and then from there moving into the design element and sewing things overnight.<\/p>\n

\u201cOf course, he’s a part of my full story, so he really got to see the whole growth of the business. And I love going to his games to support him, and I think he was just really excited to pay it back,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n

How did they meet?<\/p>\n

Their love story dates back to when Kristin was in college at Towson University and Kyle was playing on the Baltimore Ravens. Despite what you may think, she went to school to pursue a marketing degree, perhaps the furthest thing from fashion.<\/p>\n

She met her future husband \u201cthe second\u201d she got to Towson. The rest is history. Transferring to Towson gave her a career and a husband.<\/p>\n

Did Towson impact her leadership style?<\/p>\n

In addition to running Off Season, Juszczyk is one of the leaders of the Verizon Small Business Training Camp. Life as a business owner has taught her more than Towson could have.<\/p>\n

Not to say that college taught her nothing. Juszczyk emphasized the importance of applying the tools you sharpen in college, not just learning them.<\/p>\n

\u201cCollege obviously teaches you a lot, but I think the real world teaches you more, to be honest,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd I think for me it was a learning experience. Obviously, you have the tools [from] what you learn in school, but it’s a matter of how you apply them. And I learned so much throughout moving to San Francisco and meeting all these business owners.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"KristinKirby Lee-Imagn Images.<\/p>\n

When she got started in the industry, Juszczyk had \u201cno mentors.\u201d Now, she has an opportunity to be on for the small business owners at Verizon’s Training Camp.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I had first started in the clothing world, I really had no mentors,\u201d she recalled. \u201cI come from a family of entrepreneurs, but I really did not know anybody who was in retail or who was a designer, so it was really a \u2018learn-as-you-go\u2019 thing for me, which I genuinely love doing, and I think that’s just in my blood. I love a challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

If there was one thing she could teach her fellow entrepreneurs, it’d be that \u201cgrowth is never linear.\u201d It’s something she learned from someone else, and she wants to pass that on.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou could have a really good couple [of] months and then you could maybe have a bad couple [of] months, but it doesn’t mean that things are going bad,\u201d Juszczyk reasoned. \u201cThat just means that it’s not linear and you need to learn from them to go right back up to where you were.\u201d<\/p>\n