There’s been no movement publicly on the 49ers negotiations with Nick Bosa. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year was absent again on Day 10 of training camp, but despite the ongoing holdout, the team is maintaining confidence they’ll get a deal done.
General manager John Lynch has expressed a lot of positivity about the negotiations, and head coach Kyle Shanahan on Monday told reporters in a press conference he isn’t worried about getting Bosa in the building.
While the club would prefer their star DE be in practice, Shanahan said he’s sure Bosa will be ready to play once his contract is hammered out.
“No, not at all,” Shanahan said when asked if the Bosa holdout was stressful. “Because I don’t know if Bosa has ever done a training camp and he has done pretty good. It’s a little different when you’re a defensive lineman. Everybody wants people here and you want to do that stuff, but it doesn’t affect the team as much from a defensive end standpoint. I have as much confidence in Nick as any player I’ve ever been around in terms of how he prepares and everything. I know they’re going to get it right, both sides, and I’m excited for when I do see him.”
Shanahan also said he stays far apart from those negotiations and lets the front office handle it.
The fact Shanahan and Lynch are both still so publicly confident is a good sign, combined with the fact there hasn’t been any sniping from either side in the media with anonymous reports about the negotiations.
It’s going to be the biggest contract the 49ers have negotiated and they’re trying to fit it into an already expensive roster in a league with a hard salary cap.
They have until the season opener on Sept. 10 to get a deal done, and whenever the extension is signed the 49ers are sure Bosa will be ready to play.
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