Nick Bosa Out For Season After Tearing ACL Has Fans Shaking Their Heads – “Someone Has a 49ers Voodoo Doll”

San Francisco 49ers hoped a healthy Brock Purdy, Christian McCaffrey, Nick Bosa, and the rest would return them to the Super Bowl.

Nick Bosa Out For Season After Tearing ACL Has Fans Shaking Their Heads – “Someone Has a 49ers Voodoo Doll”

Nick Bosa out for the season with torn ACL (Image via Imago)

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Last season, San Francisco 49ers fans really hoped Brock Purdy, George Kittle, Nick Bosa, and the others would build on their Super Bowl LVIII appearance and finally get over the hump.

That hope vanished into thin air when one player after another went down with injuries. When a team loses some of its best players in Christian McCaffrey, Brandon Aiyuk, Javon Hargrave, and many others, it was bound to take a toll.

This season, the hope was that they would enter the season healthy, but even that hope was short-lived after Aiyuk returned to the injury report, dragging George Kittle along after just one game.

McCaffrey avoided another scare and has played in every game, but it seems he will need time to return to his all-conquering 2023 form. The same cannot be said about starting QB Brock Purdy.

He sustained a shoulder injury, as well as one in his toe, the latter of which has kept him out of the past 2 games. Mac Jones has deputized well, leading the team to win against the New Orleans Saints and the Arizona Cardinals.

In the latest of those games, star pass rusher Nick Bosa went down with a minute left in the 1st quarter. His right knee bent awkwardly after being tackled to the ground by the Cardinals’ O-line.

He left the field, and initial tests suggested he did not suffered a major setback. Those results, however, were thrown out the window after later tests confirmed he had torn his ACL.

He will have to undergo surgery, which ends his 2025 campaign. This is the third ACL tear of his career, after his left one popped in Week 2 of the 2020 season, and his right one was partially torn in high school.

Nick Bosa’s season-ending injury leaves 49ers fans in shambles

For San Francisco 49ers fans, this news was not something they wanted to hear. They know that losing their top defensive player for the season will have ramifications.

There was hope that once the current injured players return, the team would push hard to reach the best seeding possible. These recent wins would help them tremendously as the star players wait to return.

Now that Nick Bosa is out, fans were left wondering if someone had a 49ers voodoo doll. Injuries do not seem to be leaving the team, and the team’s prospects are being hampered every season.

Fans were upset with this news and wondered what would happen to the defense. They believe the franchise will have to make a move soon if they are to continue competing. Check out examples of those reactions below.

Nick Bosa is just 27, which means he has enough time left in football. When he returns next season, he should be well rested and motivated to get things right. However, this season could turn out to be another disappointing campaign for the 49ers faithful.

Nick Bosa’s injury was a ‘buzzkill’, says Trent Williams

Ever since the San Francisco 49ers drafted Nick Bosa with the 2nd overall pick in the 2019 draft, he has become the most important player on that side of the ball. That is why star left tackle Trent Williams had this reaction when speaking with reporters after their game against the Cardinals.

49ers will find it difficult to replace Nick Bosa
49ers will find it difficult to replace Nick Bosa (Image via Imago)

You lose a guy like Nick, and he doesn’t come back, his status is unknown, it’s a real buzzkill… It’s cliche to say it’s a next man up league, but when you lose a guy like that, you need 3 or 4 guys to come and fill those shoes.

Trent Williams said

The franchise has Bryce Huff to cover for Bosa, but the former has been in and out of two teams so far and has yet to truly showcase his true potential. The team would hope he can make the most of this opportunity.

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