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Nick Bosa’s holdout reportedly ended in head-turning fashion Wednesday.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the San Francisco 49ers and star pass-rusher agreed to a five-year, $170 million contract extension that features $122.5 million in guarantees. The deal makes the Ohio State product the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history.
Social media had plenty of reactions to the new contract:
Darius Butler @DariusJButler
Deserves EVERY penny!
That’s one Defensive DAWG taken care of.
Who’s next???
Chris Jones
Brian Burns
Christian Wilkins https://t.co/08fzLDvLVy
Kyle Juszczyk @JuiceCheck44
Sheeeeeeeeesssshhhhhh 💰💰💰 https://t.co/tWgb5J3adT
Marcus Spears @mspears96
My Lawd my Lawd https://t.co/ISccr31sJf
Football @BostonConnr
Dude is gonna put pads on for the first time Sunday and have 3 sacks in 30 snaps
Worth it. https://t.co/8nwIv0erRc
Marcus Mosher @Marcus_Mosher
Expect $35M+ for Micah Parsons next year. https://t.co/MgpFcTM6QA
Albert Breer @AlbertBreer
That’s $34 million per year. Market-resetter, at least on the surface. https://t.co/azFqSKoUGr
Ryan Clark @Realrclark25
Oooooohhhh weeeeee!!! Get money than Bosa. Stuck by what he believed and got what he deserved. Dude is a Fricking big game Hunter! 👏🏾 https://t.co/7VrGXoitDR
Benjamin Solak @BenjaminSolak
At 34M per, Nick Bosa is now making Jared Goff money https://t.co/mEiP135FhP
Brad Spielberger, Esq. @PFF_Brad
We had 5/$167.5M with ~$105-110M in total guarantees here: https://t.co/EHZGQPzbQA.
Worth every penny, and that’s a whole lot of pennies https://t.co/jEmi1oxPRt
That Bosa landed such a deal comes as no surprise given the production in the early portion of his career.
The No. 2 overall pick of the 2019 NFL draft has a resume that already includes a Defensive Player of the Year, a first team All-Pro selection and three Pro Bowls. He led the NFL with 18.5 sacks last season after posting 15.5 in 2021.
Bosa will now be the face of the 49ers defense for years to come following this deal and figures to be on the field when they start their new season on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers.