Nick Bosa on brother Joey joining 49ers: “I don’t think he’s thinking too much about football”
· Yahoo Sports
If you were still holding out hope that the San Francisco 49ers might sign free agent pass-rusher Joey Bosa, you’re in luck. He remains a free agent.
Unfortunately, his brother, 49ers edge rusher Nick Bosa, isn’t optimistic.
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“I think he’s working on his golf game right now,” Bosa said when speaking with the media Thursday. “So I don’t think he’s thinking too much about football.”
The 49ers are currently $70 million under the salary cap—most in the league. Some speculated that the buildup of cap space was intended to make another free-agent signing. Joey Bosa may fit that bill without making the 49ers drop to last in the league in cap space. Unfortunately, they will need every penny for 2027.
Right now, the 49ers are projected to be $35 million over the salary cap in 2027, but after some moves when the regular season begins, they can be as low as $30 million under. That’s a steep dropoff from $70 million.
The 49ers would need the $30 million to cover the 2027 draft class and transactions throughout the season. If they didn’t have that $70 million, they’d be even further over in 2027, and some abrupt decisions would need to be made.
Back to Joey Bosa. If the 49ers are looking at getting his services, he wouldn’t sap all the cap space of the 49ers, but they don’t necessarily have much space there to make a competitive offer to begin with, if you are looking to the future. That’s not to say it’s not going to happen, but Joey Bosa, let alone any free agent veteran, isn’t budgeted like you’d think when you consider the 49ers’ 2027 cap concerns.