According to an ESPN source, San Francisco 49ers player Nick Bosa will have to pay an $11,255 fine to the NFL after he crashed a postgame interview to show off his MAGA hat last month. The moment, which went viral on social media, showed the defensive end running up while his teammates Brock Purdy, George Kittle, and Isaac Guerendo were speaking to reporter Melissa Stark about their victory over the Dallas Cowboys. Bosa then pointed to his white hat emblazoned with Donald Trump’s notorious campaign slogan before running away. According to an X post by sportswriter Ian Rapoport, Bosa’s stunt violated a rule in the NFL rulebook that barred players “from wearing, displaying, or otherwise conveying personal messages either in writing or illustration, unless such message has been approved in advance by the League office.” Earlier this week, Bosa spoke to reporters about the possibility of being fined for the hat and said, “It was well worth it.”
