Nick Bosa will not reunite with his brother Joey Bosa in San Francisco. Joey is headed to Buffalo
The Bosa brothers will not be teammates next season. The San Francisco 49ers finally reportedly never made an offer to Bosa, despite being linked to him previously. On Tuesday night, Bosa signed a one-year deal worth $12.6 million to join the Buffalo Bills.
While Bosa received his fifth-career Pro Bowl selection earlier this year, there are several reasons he was available at a relatively low price for an edge rusher with his track record still under the age of 30. The biggest reason of all is durability. Injuries have hampered Bosa throughout his career, but he was limited to just 14 games from 2022-2023.
Even when he’s been on the field, though, Bosa has regressed from the elite player he was earlier in his career to a good. Moreover, in an effort to keep him on the field, the Chargers have limited him to just over 50% of the team’s defensive snaps. Put all that together, and Bosa was in a position to take a short-term deal in an effort to rebuild his value — just not with the Niners who were looking to go in the youth direction.
The Bosa-family connection was obviously a draw for both sides, and the Niners have never had an edge rusher with Joey Bosa’s pedigree to play opposite his brother. However, signing Bosa would not have come without risk. San Francisco released veteran Leonard Floyd, perhaps signaling Bosa was on his way to the Bay Area. While Floyd has never been as effective an all-around player as Bosa, he has been durable. Given the Niners’ injury woes under head coach Kyle Shanahan, fans have reason to be relieved the 49ers elected to pass on Nick’s brother.