On Saturday, the NFL revealed their decision on a punishment for San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa. Bosa made a controversial decision to wear a “Make America Great Again” hat during a postgame segment on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” following the 49ers win over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 8.
The reasons for Bosa to wear that are pretty clear. The hat is known to be worn by political supporters of President-elect Donald Trump. He was using his platform on NBC to give Trump free advertising with just over a week before the general election.
Nick Bosa said any fine was worth it
Bosa knew that wearing the hat would invite scrutiny from the league. However, as recently discussed on GH, the All-Pro didn’t care about any potential backlash, especially after Trump was re-elected.
“It was well worth it,” Bosa said “I don’t think my position on speaking about it is going to change. Clearly, the nation spoke and we got what we got.”
It was unclear if Bosa would be suspended or just subject to a fine for the impermissible political action.
The NFL punished Bosa
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the league announced Bosa was fined $11,255 for wearing the hat.
“NFL fined 49ers DE Nick Bosa $11,255 for wearing a MAGA hat during last Sunday night’s postgame interviews on NBC,” Schefter wrote. “Bosa told reporters that he knew the NFL might fine him, but it was ‘worth it.'”
No suspension is forthcoming.
Schefter reported the reasoning the league has for the fine:
“Rule 5, Section 4, Article 8 of the NFL rulebook states that “throughout the period on game-day that a player is visible to the stadium and television audience (including in pregame warm-ups, in the bench area, and during postgame interviews in the locker room or on the field), players 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.”
NFL fined 49ers DE Nick Bosa $11,255 for wearing a MAGA hat during last Sunday night’s postgame interviews on NBC. Bosa told reporters that he knew the NFL might fine him, but it was “worth it.”
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 9, 2024
The league chose to persecute Bosa for his choice to wear the political item. However, they did so in a much more civil way than how they persecuted Colin Kaepernick for otherwise conveying a personal message via an Illustration.
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