49ers Confirm Nick Bosa Tore his ACL

San Francisco 49ers star pass rusher Nick Bosa was carted off the field with a torn left ACL Sunday against the New York Jets.

Jose Luis Sanchez III | Sep 21, 2020

San Francisco 49ers star pass rusher Nick Bosa was carted off the field Sunday against the New York Jets with a torn ACL, an MRI confirmed on Monday.

Bosa was injured in the middle of the first quarter when, as he was being driven to the ground on a run play, his leg buckled and turned.

Bosa wasn't the only one to be carted off the field. Solomon Thomas joined him shortly after. The depth at defensive line is thinning out so quickly. Thomas also missed the remainder of the game with a knee injury, per the 49ers.

The 49ers must now go on without Bosa, which does not bode well for the overall pass rush. San Francisco was already missing Dee Ford on the other side. If there was any way for the pass rush to have massive success this season, it was going to be behind the back of Bosa.

Now that he's out for the season, all of the pressure on the success of the pass rush rides on the highest-paid player on the defense: Arik Armstead.

Bosa, 22, tore his right ACL as a senior in high school. And then as a junior at Ohio State, he tore a groin muscle. So he came to the 49ers with injury concerns. But he always has been solid when healthy. In 2019, he recorded 9 sacks in the regular season, 4 sacks in the postseason and won the Defensive Player of the Year Award.

Kerry Hyder most likely will replace Bosa in the starting lineup.

Published Sep 21, 2020

JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ III

Jose Luis Sanchez III has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily for FanNation since 2019. He started off as the lead publisher for FanNation's All49ers, then switched positions to become the Deputy Editor in 2020. Sanchez writes, edits, and produces videos daily for All49ers. He also co-hosts a show on YouTube with All49ers lead publisher Grant Cohn weekly. Prior to FanNation, Sanchez started his writing career back in 2016 for the school newspaper at Skyline college where he covered all sports team in the Bay Area. Following that from 2017 to 2019, he found a role as a contributor for FanSided's news desk along with their site's Just Blog Baby covering the Las Vegas Raiders and Golden Gate Sports every professional Bay Area sports team. Atop all of that, he was able to graduate with a Bachelors degree in Communication Studies at San Francisco State University in 2020. Sanchez is committed to ensuring he delivers transparent analysis and straightforward opinions that resonates with readers to get them thinking.