It’s usually mentioned that timing is every part, and when it got here to the correct time to fantastic 49ers star defensive finish Nick Bosa for crashing an interview whereas sporting a MAGA hat, the league determined it was after the election.
As ESPN NFL reporter Adam Schefter reported on Saturday, “NFL fined 49ers DE Nick Bosa $11,255 for sporting a MAGA hat throughout final Sunday evening’s post-game interviews on NBC, Schefter wrote on X. “Bosa informed reporters that he knew the NFL would possibly fantastic him, nevertheless it was ‘price it.’”
Schefter adopted up the announcement of the punishment with the NFL’s rule relating to unauthorized messages.
On October 27, Bosa ran up throughout Melissa Stark’s post-game interview with 49ers QB Brock Purdy and pointed to his MAGA hat earlier than working off.
Based on the NFL Soccer Operations web site, fines for the earlier week are posted at 4 p.m. EST on the next Saturday, making the almost two-week delay in Bosa’s case extremely uncommon.
Why would the league wait earlier than deciding whether or not to fantastic Bosa and for the way a lot?
As Breitbart Sports activities reported earlier, the NFL has had a coverage of not permitting former President Trump to “weaponize” the league, going again to the Kaepernick protests.
If the NFL had been to have introduced a Bosa fantastic on the Saturday following the offense, It might have given President Trump ample time to blast the league earlier than Tuesday’s election.
