San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa will not be suspended for wearing a MAGA hat during a post-game interview.
Bosa will nonetheless be penalized — probably financially.
Source to @NFLonCBS: The NFL is looking into Nick Bosa wearing a MAGA hat Sunday postgame. There will not be a determination on any potential fine until later next week. I’m told there is no consideration for any potential suspension. pic.twitter.com/6plJWQzE6M
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) November 1, 2024
The possible fine stems from Bosa violating the NFL rulebook.
“The [NFL] 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,” the rule reads.
So what exactly did Bosa do? After the 49ers crushed the Dallas Cowboys last Sunday, Bosa crashed an interview between NBC reporter Melissa Stark and 49ers players Brock Purdy, George Kittle, and Isaac Guerendo.
He crashed the interview while wearing a gold-on-white “Make America Great Again” hat.
Watch:
Nick Bosa crashed the SNF postgame interview wearing a MAGA hat pic.twitter.com/Rj0T0XpcWB
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) October 28, 2024
As seen above, he briefly appeared on camera, pointed to his MAGA hat, and then fled the scene.
Although brief, his stunt subsequently triggered rage and apoplexy from the deranged left. Many of them even sought to compare him to disgraced former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
Kaepernick was the guy who started the whole kneeling for the national anthem trend that nearly destroyed football back in the late 2010s. Bosa himself previously disparaged Kaepernick as a “clown.”
Responding to news that Bosa will likely be fined for his stunt, critics cried foul and pointed to the NFL’s allowance of so much other bull, including Kaepernick’s infamous kneeling shtick.
Look (*Language warning):
But this was never once discussed for Kaepernick. Figures.
— Masculinity Matters (@Masculinity_) November 2, 2024
Where were the fines for Kaepernick??? Can’t have it both ways @NFL
— Mets Fan Sam (@metsfansam13) November 2, 2024
How do you fine the man when he didn’t do anything much less fine him after the game is over. He’s allowed to wear whatever he wants once the game is over…
— Griffyndor (@griffyndor089) November 2, 2024
So, let me get this straight. Assholes can kneel for the national anthem but a player who loves his country can’t wear a hat that simply says “Make America Great Again”?
— mvenezia (@venetian33) November 1, 2024
So kaepernick can kneel on our flag without reproach but the second someone wants to support the idea of “making America great again” they get fined?
Get the FUCK out of here
— Mark Valorian (@markvalorian) November 1, 2024
So let me get this straight. Players could wear BLM on their helmets, it was plastered on the fields in the end zone, we are subjected to Pride Month ad nauseam yet this guy can’t wear a MAGA hat? If they suspend him, he needs to sue
— Kim (@Kim92956) November 2, 2024
It was fine for the NFL to pander to the “take a knee” movement. The NFL has backed itself against the wall with their own political views and succumbing to the popular Harris crowd/players ideology is totally un-American. If they fine Bosa it would be a big political mistake.
— Art Sanchez (@ArtSanc45672739) November 1, 2024
Hey @NFL, I hear you’re floating the idea of fining Nick Bosa because you “forbid political statements” which is weird considering you were just fine with these… pic.twitter.com/DWVyEroE2v
— James Jinnette (@james_jinnette1) November 1, 2024
Just for the record, Kaepernick was also at one point fined, but for inappropriate language, not for kneeling for the anthem.
“The NFL has decided to fine Colin Kaepernick $11,025 for his alleged use of inappropriate language on Sunday,” Niners Nation reported way back in 2014. “Kap threw a pick in the fourth quarter, with Kyle Fuller grabbing the interception.”
“At the end of the play, Kap and Bears defensive end Lamarr Houston got in each other’s faces. Kap said something, and the ref threw the flag for unsportsmanlike conduct. Kap has said he will appeal the fine,” the report continued.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer for BizPac Review with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University.
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