Nick Bosa sidestepped a question related to Donald Trump on Sunday night after the 49ers pass-rusher made a political statement by showing off his MAGA hat on TV.
Bosa crashed NBC’s post-game interview of his teammates Brock Purdy, George Kittle and Isaac Guerendo to point to his ‘Make America Great Again’ cap and show his support for former president Trump ahead of the upcoming election.
However, the 27-year-old was more reserved after the game when he was asked about his decision to wear the hat.
‘I’m not gonna talk too much about it, but I think it’s an important time,’ he said on the podium – with a different cap on his head.
Bosa was then asked if he had been tempted in the past to speak more about his political beliefs.
Nick Bosa was reluctant to speak much about his Donald Trump hat on Sunday night
He had crashed NBC’s post-game interview of his teammates to show off the MAGA cap
‘It’s definitely a little easier nowadays, but no, I don’t feel to inclined to do that,’ he said.
‘It’s just a different climate.’
Many were critical online of Bosa’s reluctance to discuss his MAGA hat, including former US men’s national team striker and current MLS Apple TV analyst Taylor Twellman.
‘I will be waiting for the ‘shut up and dribble’ crowd to chime in…..I have no issue for standing up for what you believe in no matter what it is but why wear the hat and then back down to talking about it if it’s so important to you?!,’ Twellman wrote on X in response to a clip of Bosa’s answer. ‘I’m very confused by this whole thing. You?!’
Bosa has been an outspoken supporter of Trump in the past – tweeting out pro-Trump content before being picked second overall by the 49ers in 2019.
He previously tweeted ‘Love this man’ while retweeting a video of Trump’s weekly address and posted a photo of himself giving the thumbs up next to a cardboard cutout of Trump.
Bosa, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was also quoted as saying that he’s a ‘big fan’ of Trump, adding, ‘He brings a charisma that no other candidate has [had] in my lifetime,’ according to SF Gate.
He was also pictured alongside the 45th president earlier this year with Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.