Nick Bosa reportedly will enter Week 10 with a little bit lighter of a wallet.
Bosa was fined $11,255 by the NFL for wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat during an NBC interview after the 49ers-Cowboys game Oct. 27, per ESPN. San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy was being interviewed after “Sunday Night Football” when Bosa walked into the shot and pointed to the hat.
Bosa’s act, which was made less than two weeks before the United States presidential election, violated an NFL rule.
“According to league rules, players are prohibited from displaying a personal message or non-sponsored branding ‘at any point throughout a game day when visible at the stadium and TV audience, including postgame interviews in the locker room or on the field,'” ESPN’s Nick Wagoner outlined in a column published Saturday.
Bosa declined to comment about the hat when he held his postgame press conference after the Week 8 game. The defensive lineman wasn’t sure if he was being fined when he met with the media Wednesday, but he noted it was “well worth it” if such a punishment was sent down.
Following their Week 9 bye, the 49ers will be back on the field Sunday when they visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
