SANTA CLARA — Nick Bosa enjoyed election night, to no surprise.
“It was fun. It was a good time. Stayed up,” Bosa said Wednesday inside the 49ers’ locker room.
Bosa has been a longtime public supporter of Donald Trump, and he endorsed this cycle’s presidential campaign by wearing a “Make America Great Again” cap when crashing NBC’s postgame interview after the 49ers’ last game, an Oct. 27 win over Dallas.
The NFL has not announced any potential fine or discipline of Bosa, though league rules prohibit players from making political statements in conjunction with game broadcasts.
“I haven’t gotten one yet. But if it comes, it comes,” Bosa said of a fine, adding it would be “well worth it.”
Bosa did not elaborate on his political stance after the 49ers’ game, simply describing it as an “important time” leading into Tuesday’s election.
Said Bosa: “I don’t think my position on speaking about it is going to change. Clearly the nation spoke and we got what we got.”
That is as much Bosa has spoken about politics since arriving in 2019 as the 49ers’ first-round draft pick.
His focus is now on Sunday’s game at Tampa Bay and against former college rival Baker Mayfield.
“There’s no animosity there at all. He’s a great competitor and continued to get better every single year, which is awesome,” Bosa said. “You’ve got to like an underdog story. To be a No. 1 pick, had to change teams and he’s proved everybody wrong, so it’s going to be a challenge.”
Helping the 49ers could be the season debut of running back Christian McCaffrey. “Seeing him out there, looks good,” Bosa said. “We don’t want to put too much on him because we know everyone else has to continue to get better. But having him back can only help.:”