Nick Bosa makes a big impact promise to San Francisco
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) – Nick Bosa has been making a high-profile impact for the San Francisco 49ers on Sundays ever since entering the league as the No. 2 overall pick in 2019.
Bosa also has been making more hidden – but still important – contributions every Saturday the past two seasons by breaking down the team with a speech at the end of the final walkthrough before each game.
“I hear every one of them,” general manager John Lynch said. “You don´t miss those because they´re special. They really are. The kid, he doesn´t say a lot, but when he does, it´s very prophetic.
The soft-spoken Bosa was given the assignment for the first time during the 2022 season as coach Kyle Shanahan liked to randomly call on players to keep them all on their toes.
Bosa’s first was followed by a win so Shanahan called on him again the following week. The Niners won again and it hasn’t stopped as he grows more comfortable each week.
“It’s become our tradition,” Shanahan said. “Nick´s gotten really good at it. I remember he has always been good at it. But it´s funny how guys who are so confident in everything they do, they´re just not used to always speaking in front of groups. He used to tell me that was the most nervous he´d be throughout the whole week. … I think earlier this year he thanked me. He was like, `Hey, thanks for doing that by the way. I´ve gotten better at it. I´m not as nervous anymore.
San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa speaks to reporters during opening night festivities for Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024./San Francisco Chronicle via AP)