How Nick Bosa’s mother selected Joey’s Chargers-Jaguars sport over 49ers-Seahawks

It isn’t straightforward being the supermom of two NFL stars. However Cheryl Bosa makes it work.

This week’s conundrum: Her sons — 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa and Los Angeles Chargers edge rusher Joey Bosa — each have playoff video games Saturday. Timing and distance are a difficulty, although, with Nick in Santa Clara, the place the 49ers will host the Seattle Seahawks at 1:30 p.m. PT, and Joey on the alternative coast dealing with the Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla., at 5:15 p.m.

In the end, Mama Bosa needed to decide on which sport to attend.

“I used to be praying that I’d be capable of get to each,” Cheryl advised Ashley Adamson and Lisa McCaffrey on the “Your Mom” podcast. “Clearly, I did not get fortunate this weekend. Hopefully the next weekend, I’ll.

“Joey’s been injured this yr. I used to be at a few his first video games, I used to be on the sport that he went down in, after which he’s been out for 10 or 12 weeks. I went to his first sport again, which was two weeks in the past. I suppose it’s only a numbers sport, you understand? Like, I must be there for him.”

Joey registered six tackles (two for loss), 1.5 sacks and a compelled fumble within the first two video games of his seventh NFL season earlier than taking place in Week 3 with a groin damage. He was out for 13 consecutive video games earlier than returning in Week 17, and he nonetheless completed the season with the sixth-most sacks and tied for the first-most quarterback hits on the Chargers.

 

“I used to be simply with Nick, we went to dinner after the sport on Sunday [against the Arizona Cardinals],” Cheryl stated. “And I used to be similar to, ‘Babe, I’m actually sorry, however I’m going to go to Joey’s sport,’ and he’s like ‘Completely, Mother.’ “

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Whereas Joey was out, Nick solidified his case for NFL Defensive Player of the Year. He completed the season with a league-high 18.5 sacks, only one shy of Aldon Smith’s franchise single-season document of 19.5, set in 2012.

The 49ers are using a 10-game win streak into the postseason and can look to construct on it so Mama Bosa can cheer on the DPOY front-runner subsequent week at Levi’s Stadium.

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