{"id":13034,"date":"2024-11-03T01:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T01:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=13034"},"modified":"2024-11-03T01:00:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T01:00:09","slug":"nfl-reviewing-potential-fine-of-49ers-nick-bosa-for-wearing-maga-hat-postgame-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=13034","title":{"rendered":"NFL reviewing potential fine of 49ers\u2019 Nick Bosa for wearing \u2018MAGA\u2019 hat postgame: Source"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"ath_autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/\" data-id=\"2\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0will not decide on whether to fine\u00a0<a class=\"ath_autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/team\/niners\/\" data-id=\"58\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a>\u00a0defensive end\u00a0<a class=\"ath_autolink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/nfl\/player\/nick-bosa-ahF0mNm2RkiMq4Se\/\" data-id=\"ahF0mNm2RkiMq4Se\">Nick Bosa<\/a>\u00a0until next week, a league source said. Bosa interrupted a postgame interview last Sunday night to point to his \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d hat, a potential violation of the NFL\u2019s rules regarding personal messages on game day.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump has used the phrase \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d in his presidential campaigns in 2016, 2020 and 2024.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nick Bosa crashes his teammates&#8217; postgame interview on &#8216;Sunday Night Football&#8217; while wearing a Make America Great Again hat. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1bTufDbRpc\">pic.twitter.com\/1bTufDbRpc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/1850864374883205380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bosa, who did not wear the \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d hat to his own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2024\/11\/01\/nick-bosa-maga-hat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">postgame news conference<\/a>, was asked about his decision to interrupt the postgame interview while wearing the hat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not gonna talk too much about it, but I think it\u2019s an important time,\u201d he said at the news conference, less than two weeks before Election Day.<\/p>\n<p>The behavior appears to violate the NFL\u2019s rules, which prohibit players from wearing or displaying items \u201cwhich relate to political activities or causes, other non-football events, causes or campaigns, or charitable causes or campaigns.\u201d The rule covers the entire time a player is visible to a stadium and TV audience, including during postgame interviews.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL is set to announce Week 8 game fines Saturday afternoon, but will take its time with a decision on Bosa\u2019s situation because the behavior does not involve a play on the field or a potential suspension, according to a league source.<\/p>\n<p>That means an exact timeline for a decision is unclear. If the league does decide to fine Bosa, it could charge\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/operations.nfl.com\/inside-football-ops\/rules-enforcement\/accountability-fines-appeals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">up to $11,255<\/a>\u00a0for a first offense.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The\u00a0NFL\u00a0will not decide on whether to fine\u00a0San Francisco 49ers\u00a0defensive end\u00a0Nick Bosa\u00a0until next week, a league source said. 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