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Veteran pass rusher Joey Bosa has been a free agent since his contract with the Buffalo Bills expired following the 2025 NFL season. Could he join the San Francisco 49ers to pair with his brother, Nick Bosa, for the first time at the professional level?
Nick Bosa was asked about the possibility at the 49ers’ May 28 OTA practice and media availability. His response?
“I think he’s working on his golf game right now,” Nick said of Joey. “I don’t think he’s thinking too much about football.”
The Bosa brothers haven’t played together since their high school days at St. Thomas Aquinas in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. They overlapped for the 2012 season before Joey went to play collegiately at Ohio State.
While Nick followed his brother’s footsteps and played for the Buckeyes, the two never played together in Columbus. The elder Bosa declared for the 2016 NFL Draft following his junior season and was selected No. 3 overall by the then-San Diego Chargers just months ahead of the younger Bosa’s first season at Ohio State.
Joey Bosa spent the first nine seasons of his career with the Chargers before spending the 2025 campaign with the Bills. He generated five sacks across 15 games in Buffalo and generated a league-best five forced fumbles.
Nick Bosa injury update
By comparison, Nick Bosa has spent his entire seven-year career with the 49ers. He logged two sacks across three games last season before suffering a torn ACL that ended his season.
Bosa provided an update on his recovery from the injury during his May 28 media availability.
“I’m pretty far along,” Bosa told reporters. “I’m out on the field doing a lot of stuff. [I’m] trying just to take it slow because I tend to push things quicker. And obviously, I got injured pretty early last year, so there’s plenty of time for me to really kind of lay the groundwork to be ready for a long season. It’s going really well and I plan on being ready.”
Bosa also explained he had better perspective about recovering from the torn ACL, having torn his right ACL in high school and his left during the 2020 NFL season.
“It’s different every time,” Bosa said. “It’s definitely a long road. Never fun, but as you get better physically, your mind gets better also. It’s just not about looking ahead. It’s just about day-by-day getting better and just working back and kinda figuring things out as you go.”
Bosa is not participating in the 49ers’ OTAs but is aiming to return to the field in training camp. His presence will be a welcome one for a San Francisco team that ranked dead-last in sacks last season with just 20.
