The San Francisco 49ers are not thinking about trading their star defensive end Nick Bosa despite the holdup in contract negotiations between the two sides. The team’s general manager John Lynch made sure to point that out in a recent chat with reporters.
Speaking about Bosa’s situation on Wednesday, Lynch was asked at one point whether there is a possibility that the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year gets dealt.
“No, real simple,” Lynch responded while adding that there is no update on Bosa’s contractual situation at the moment.
49ers’ head coach Kyle Shanahan later echoed Lynch’s words.
“No, I feel pretty strongly, and I think everyone would agree with that,” Shanahan said about trading Bosa.
Nick Bosa is set to enter the final year of his rookie deal. He was eligible for an extension last year, but the two sides agreed to wait until 2023 to work on it. However, the talks haven’t progressed as the two sides imagined, causing Bosa to hold out and miss the entire training camp. The 25-year-old is presumably looking to become the highest-paid defensive player in the game, either in terms of average annual salary or most guaranteed money.
Bosa is coming off a career year in which he led the league with 18.5 sacks despite playing just 16 games. Aside from winning the Defensive Player of the Year, he also earned his third Pro Bowl and was named First-team All-Pro.
