The San Francisco 49ers received brutal news regarding one of their top players on Friday.
Edge rusher Nick Bosa pulled his calf during the 49ers’ practice on Thursday and is expected to miss “a few weeks”, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Bosa, 28, has already been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals, and San Francisco is determining whether to place him on injured reserve. If they do so, he’ll have to miss at least four games before being able to return.
The timing is this injury is unfortunate. Bosa tore his ACL during the 49ers’ Week 3 game last season, which required surgery and sidelined him for the rest of the season.
Bosa, who was San Francisco’s No. 2 overall pick of the 2019 NFL Draft, has three solo tackles this season for the 2-0 team.
San Francisco has had brutal luck regarding their defensive line’s health this season. Bosa is already the sixth player to suffer an injury, but arguably the most impactful of them all.
Bosa has already been to five Pro Bowls. The best season of his NFL career came in 2022, when he tallied a staggering 18.5 sacks and 41 solo tackles in 16 regular season games.
