Nick Bosa looks on.Nick Bosa (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)
San Francisco 49ers star defensive end Nick Bosa faces punishment from the NFL for wearing a Donald Trump “Make America Great Again” hat after Sunday’s win over the Dallas Cowboys.

NBC’s Melissa Starks interviewed 49ers tight end George Kittle, running back Isaac Guerendo and quarterback Brock Purdy after their 30-24 win over the rival Cowboys on “Sunday Night Football.” While Stark was speaking to Purdy, Nick Bosa crashed the interview to show off his MAGA hat before running off:

Bosa’s gesture, being a political move and all a week before the U.S. presidential election, received widespread praise and criticism. But unfortunately for the star defensive end, a fine is likely on the way.

As pointed out by Alex Simon of SFGate, Nick Bosa is likely to face punishment from the league for violating their rules on donning an item that carries a personal message:

“Rule 5, Section 4, Article 8 of the NFL rulebook says that the entire time a player is “visible to the stadium and television audience,” including during pregame warmups and in postgame interviews both on the field and in the locker room, they are “prohibited from wearing, displaying, or otherwise conveying personal messages either in writing or illustration, unless such message has been approved in advance by the League office…

“The League will not grant permission for any club or player to wear, display, or otherwise convey messages, through helmet decals, arm bands, jersey patches, mouthpieces, or other items affixed to game uniforms or equipment, which relate to political activities or causes, other non-football events, causes or campaigns, or charitable causes or campaigns.”

 

Simon cited a recent example involving Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver George Pickens. During a Sunday night game against the Dallas Cowboys earlier this year, he wore eyeblack that read, “Open f**king always,” which led to a $10,231 fine.

Nick Bosa has been vocal about his support for Trump, who’s running against Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump aims to become just the second president to serve two non-consecutive terms, a feat accomplished only by Grover Cleveland.

The 2024 election will be held next Tuesday.

Nick Bosa Is Having Another Excellent Season For 49ers

The 49ers have been marred by injuries this season, a key reason behind their disappointing 4-4 start. But the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year has been a rock for Kyle Shanahan’s squad on the defensive side of the ball.

Bosa has 4.5 sacks in eight games, putting him on pace to hit double-digits for the fourth straight year. His 49ers are on a much-needed bye week, and then they’ll return to action to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium in Week 10.

VIDEO: Cris Collinsworth Took A Brutal Shot At Dak Prescott’s Abilities During The Cowboys’ Failed Attempt At Game-Winning Drive vs. 49ers On SNF

Dak Prescott on the bench during SNF and Cris Collinsworth in the broadcast booth.

Dak Prescott and Cris Collinsworth (Photos via NBC)
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is in for plenty of criticism this week following yet another loss on the back of his mega-deal with the team.

America’s Team suffered a loss at the hands of NFC rivals San Francisco on Sunday night, though they put themselves in a position to fight back from a 17-point deficit at the end and got the ball back with 3:05 left in the game while down by a single score.

That drive turned out to be a disaster, with Prescott nearly throwing an interception on first down. He was forced to throw the ball away on second down as 49ers defensive lineman Maliek Collins barged at him.

The Cowboys failed to move the chains on the play, let alone score.

NBC’s Cris Collinsworth was pretty critical of Dak thereafter, claiming the quarterback isn’t the player he used to be.

“I’ll tell you, Dak just doesn’t move like he used to. He really doesn’t,” Colinsworth told partner Mike Tirico. “There have been times we’ve seen him, pre-injury, that he was able to take that ball and make some runs out of it.

“That’s not really a factor in his game anymore.”

Dak Prescott Isn’t Quite Himself This Season

Collinsworth does make a good point. Dak had some injury problems during the offseason and was seen in a walking boot at times.

The Cowboys signal-caller averaged 3.6 rush attempts for 16.3 yards per game over the first eight years of his career, but he hasn’t scrambled more than twice a game this season and hasn’t gotten past 12 yards.

There was genuine optimism nearing the end of the fourth quarter of last night’s game, given that the Cowboys had managed to cut the lead down to six and got the ball back with plenty of time left on the clock.

Unfortunately, they wouldn’t get another opportunity as the defense did not leave the field after the failed drive.