Nick Bosa questionable to face Tom Brady

SANTA CLARA — Nick Bosa’s sack celebration consists of elevating his fingers to his chest and shrugging. That additionally displays his up-in-the-air standing for Sunday’s first profession shot at Tom Brady.

A hamstring situation saved Bosa off the apply area all week, and he’s formally questionable for Sunday’s go to by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Noticed strolling exterior the load room as Friday’s apply started with out him, Bosa doesn’t visibly seem hindered by what the 49ers reported Monday as “hamstring irritation.”

“It was bothering Monday, it obtained regarded into and it’s legit,” coach Kyle Shanahan stated.

Two months in the past, Bosa missed two days of apply earlier than rising for the Friday session in West Virginia, then he missed their ensuing loss at Atlanta on Oct. 16, after which he stated the plan all week was for him to not play.

So, do the 49ers once more relaxation him somewhat than danger aggravating an harm? Do they save him for a extra vital NFC West showdown Thursday evening in Seattle, the place he’d should play on a synthetic floor he dislikes?

“You positively should take that under consideration,” coach Kyle Shanahan stated. “Will he be efficient in a brief week? Medical doctors and themselves should say it’s secure. We’re not there but.”

Bosa’s is the 49ers’ largest harm concern this week, apart from Jimmy Garoppolo beginning his therapeutic course of from Sunday’s left-foot fracture that ought to sideline him into the playoffs; Garoppolo won’t go on injured reserve to maintain alive a long-shot probability at a comeback.

Garoppolo was dominated out, together with defensive deal with Hassan Ridgeway (pectoral) and security Tarvarius Moore (knee).

Bosa’s three sacks in Sunday’s 33-17 win over Miami earned him NFC Player of the Week honors, after he gained the NFC’s month-to-month award for November.

Of the 23 quarterbacks Bosa has sacked in his total NFL profession, his most frequent prey is Matthew Stafford (6 1/2 sacks). 4 occasions Bosa has sacked Aaron Rodgers, and three sacks have come in opposition to Kyle Allen, Kirk Cousins and, because of final Sunday, Tua Tagovailoa.