Bosa’s surprising 49ers OTAs participation a welcomed sight for team originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SANTA CLARA — For the first time since 2019, star defensive end Nick Bosa was on hand for the 49ers’ voluntary workouts.
And it was a welcomed sight for his coaches and teammates.
“I love Nick being around, love him getting a chance to do football with the guys and stuff … I’m glad he is here the first week and hopefully it’ll continue,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters Tuesday after the team’s second organized team activities (OTA) workouts.
“I mean, it’s sweet. You could tell it means something to him,” quarterback Brock Purdy said. “To show up phase three, practicing on the field, it’s pretty special. For all of us to see that, it’s like ‘All right, if Bosa is taking it serious, then we all should.’
“But regardless, being out in the field, giving our guys looks, the offensive line looks, for myself, pocket movement, all that kind of stuff, it’s huge. And like I said, you can’t get enough reps of it. But for him to be back in the building around the guys, it means a lot. And so, it makes all of us excited to start rolling for the season.”
Bosa was asked why he decided to attend and shared that he came to the decision after a recent conversation with Shanahan, who thought it would be a good idea for him to participate. Bosa agreed and felt it would be a nice change of pace in the middle of his intense offseason workout program back home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
“I just talked to Kyle and he kind of asked me,” Bosa revealed. “He kind of stated how he felt about why it would be good for me to be here and asked if I agreed and I 100 percent did agree. So it’s not like I’m missing too much. Out here it’s a little less workload than I’m doing back home, so it’s kind of a good active recovery for me and I’m putting football work in specifically, so that’s good. It’s not compromising my training at all.”
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Publish date : 2024-05-22 01:14:08
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