What is the price to pay for wearing MAGA hat on live TV, one may ask.
For one NFL player, that price is $11,255.
That is what San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa was fined by the NFL for wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat during a post-game interview in October, a league source told ESPN.
After the 49ers’ win over the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 27, Bosa donned a white hat with “Make America Great Again” in yellow letters when he crashed a post-game interview involving teammates George Kittle, Brock Purdy and Isaac Guerendo.
The league prohibits players from displaying a personal message or non-sponsored branding “at any point throughout a game day when visible at the stadium and TV audience, including postgame interviews in the locker room or on the field.”
As the IJR previously reported, Bosa was ready to accept any fine that was imposed.
“I haven’t got one yet, but if it comes, it comes,” Bosa said. “It was well worth it.”
When repeatedly asked why he wore the hat, Bosa simply said, “I’m not going to talk too much about it, but I think it’s an important time.”
Bosa was again questioned on Wednesday, the day after the election in which President-elect Donald Trump soundly defeated Vice President Kamala Harris.
“I don’t think my position on speaking about it is going to change,” Bosa said. “Clearly, the nation spoke. And we got what we got.”
