San Francisco 49ers star defensive end Nick Bosa donned a MAGA hat and bombed NBC’s postgame interview following the team’s win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night, but the network initially removed the gesture from clips it posted on social media. .
The incident happened at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara Sunday night after the Niners’ 30-24 win over Dallas, which aired on NBC’s “Sunday Night Football.”
NBC sideline reporter Melissa Stark interviewed three of the Niners’ standout performers from the game — quarterback Brock Purdy, George Kittle and running back Isaac Guerendo.
At the start of the segment, Bosa, who is known as a supporter of former President Donald Trump, walked up behind the group and into the camera’s field of view.
Wearing a white hat emblazoned with the slogan “Make America Great Again,” he walked up behind Stark and Purdy and gestured with both hands as if to draw attention to the pro-Trump hat.
Bosa appeared for a few seconds before leaving. After the short break, Stark continued the postgame interview with three Niners.
NBC posted the clip of the postgame interview, though the version that was released did not include Bosa’s pro-Trump appearance, according to news site Outkick.
When social media users apparently protested the edit, NBC deleted the edited version.
On Monday morning, however, she posted the full, unedited video showing Stark’s interview and Bosa’s entrance into the frame.
The Post has sought comment from NBC.
When reporters asked Bosa for comment on the gesture, he said: “I’m not going to talk too much about it, but I think it’s an important time.”
Trump, who is running against Vice President Kamala Harris, is seeking a second term in the White House. Voters will vote on November 5.
Bosa was an outspoken supporter of Trump during his collegiate playing days at Ohio State.
After Bosa was drafted by the 49ers in 2019, he deleted his social media accounts of posts that praised Trump and were critical of Colin Kaepernick, the former quarterback who began kneeling during the national anthem in 2016 to protest the brutality of the police.
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