Nick Bosa dodged a question regarding 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 with teammates Brock Purdy, George Kittle and Isaac Guerendo to point to his “Make America Great Again” hat and express his support for former President Trump ahead of the upcoming election.
However, the 27-year-old was more reserved after the match when asked about his decision to wear the hat.
“I’m not going to talk about it too much, but I think it’s an important time,” he said on stage – with another cap on his head.
Bosa was then asked if he had been tempted to speak more about his political beliefs in the past.
Nick Bosa was reluctant to say much about his Donald Trump hat on Sunday night
He had crashed NBC’s post-game interview with his teammates to show off the MAGA hat
“It’s definitely a little easier these days, but no, I don’t feel like I’m inclined to do that,” he said.
“It’s just a different climate.”
Many online were critical of Bosa’s reluctance to discuss his MAGA hat, including former U.S. Men’s National Team forward and current MLS Apple TV analyst Taylor Twellman.
“I’ll wait for the ‘shut up and dribble’ crowd to show up… I have no problem standing up for what you believe in, whatever it is, but why wear the hat and then talk about it about again? if it’s that important to you?!,” Twellman wrote on X in response to a snippet 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 pro-Trump content before being selected second overall by the 49ers in 2019.
He previously tweeted “Love this man” while retweeting a video of Trump’s weekly speech and posted a photo of himself giving a thumbs up next to a cardboard cutout of Trump.
Bosa, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, also said he is a “huge fan” of Trump, adding: “He brings a charisma that no other candidate has. [had] in my life,” said SF Gate.
He was also pictured earlier this year next to the 45th president with Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.