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49ers sign DE Nick Bosa to 5-year extension reportedly worth $170 million
The San Francisco 49ers and defensive end Nick Bosa agreed to a five-year extension, the team officially announced Friday. The deal is reportedly worth $170 million with $122.5 million in guaranteed money, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
It ends a 44-day holdout.
The deal will make Bosa the highest-paid defensive player in NFL history by average annual value after he led the NFL with 18.5 sacks and won Defensive Player of the Year in 2022. His $34 million annual salary is now ahead of Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald’s $31.66 million annual salary and Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end T.J. Watt’s $28 million.
Bosa has the most sacks over the past two years (34) and the sixth-most sacks (43) since 2019. He missed most of the 2020 season after he tore his ACL in Week 2. Bosa has tallied 106 quarterback hits in the first four years of his career — third among all defensive players — as well. He won Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 after the 49ers drafted him No. 2 overall out of Ohio State.
Bosa, who’ll be 26 in October, held out for the entire 2023 training camp while he sought a new contract. The 49ers understood Bosa would likely skip training camp until the two sides agreed on an extension but adamantly denied they would trade Bosa. Now, with Week 1 days away, the 49ers have their star back in tow.
And according to head coach Kyle Shanahan, he’s likely to play in Sunday’s season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Kyle Shanahan on the possibility of Nick Bosa NOT being available to play Sunday: “He’d have to have a beer belly and be out of shape.”
The 49ers had the No. 1 defense in the NFL this past season after San Francisco allowed a league-low 16.3 points and 300.58 yards per game. Bosa was a big part of that. The team also added ex-Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Javon Hargrave on a four-year, $84 million contract to bolster the interior of the defensive line.
The biggest loss, though, is defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans, who left to become the head coach of the Houston Texans this offseason. The 49ers hired former head coach Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator/interim head coach Steve Wilks as Ryans’ replacement.
The loss of Ryans is big, but Bosa’s return should make things easier for the 49ers to build off their 2022 season. The main question mark will be under center and whether second-year quarterback Brock Purdy can continue to play as well as he did before an elbow injury derailed San Francisco’s Super Bowl run.
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Two titles will be on the line at UFC 297 this weekend, as the middleweight belt is defended after a new women’s bantamweight champion is crowned.
In the main event, Sean Strickland defends the middleweight gold for the first time, having won it from Israel Adesanya in a seismic upset in September. The controversial American goes up against South Africa’s Du Plessis, one month after the pair brawled in the crowd at UFC 296.
In the co-main event, Raquel Pennington and Mayra Bueno Silva will vie for the vacant women’s bantamweight title, after Amanda Nunes relinquished the belt while retiring from MMA last year.
American Pennington is riding a five-fight win streak, while Silva won three in a row before her submission victory over Holly Holm was overturned – a ruling that came after the Brazilian tested positive for a substance found in Ritalin. Bueno Silva argued that the substance had come from her ADHD medication.
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When is UFC 297 and what time does it start?
UFC 297 will take place on Saturday 20 January at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada.
The early prelims are set to begin at 11.30pm GMT (4.30pm PT, 6.30pm CT, 7.30pm ET), with the regular prelims following at 1am GMT on Sunday 21 January (6pm PT, 8pm CT, 9pm ET on Saturday). The main card will then begin at 3am GMT on Sunday (8pm PT, 10pm CT, 11pm ET on Saturday).
How can I watch it?
The card will air live on TNT Sports in the UK, with the broadcaster’s app and website also streaming the fights. In the US, ESPN+ will stream the action live, as will the UFC’s Fight Pass.
If you’re travelling abroad and want to watch the event, you might need a VPN to unblock your streaming app. Our VPN round-up is here to help and includes deals on VPNs in the market. Viewers using a VPN need to make sure that they comply with any local regulations where they are and also with the terms of their service provider.
