The NFL announced fines for 26 players on Saturday and Nick Bosa was not one of them.
That’s not to say Bosa won’t be fined.
Although the NFL declined to comment through a spokesperson, it was reported that the league was investigating Bosa wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat in light of television cameras’ support for the presidential candidate. presidential election Donald Trump after the 49ers’ 30-24 victory over the United States. Dallas Cowboys.
According to Jonathan Jones, an NFL insider on CBS and the Washington Post, no decision on a fine will be made until next week and any punishment will not include a suspension.
In other words, after the November 6 elections.
Section 8 of the NFL rules prohibits players from “wearing, displaying or otherwise transmitting personal messages” and specifies “non-football” events such as political causes or campaigns. All of these items are subject to NFL approval.
Bosa photobombed an interview with Melissa Stark and 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, running back Isaac Guerendo and tight end George Kittle while wearing the hat.
In his postgame interview with the media, Bosa didn’t elaborate, saying only, “I’m not going to talk too much about it.” This is an important moment.
The only 49ers player to be fined was linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles, who was fined $10,750 for unnecessary roughness in the first quarter of the Dallas game.
Kittle was fined $13,659 last season after the 49ers’ 40-12 win over Dallas for wearing a T-shirt with an obscene Cowboys-related message after the game.
