Nick Bosa strikes again.
By that I would typically mean how the San Francisco 49ers defensive end once again sacked a quarterback. True in this case at the expense of Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield, but Bosa struck again in a different way when he went to celebrate.
After being fined for wearing a MAGA hat as he crashed Brock Purdy's interview, Bosa must've felt more emboldened by Donald Trump's election for a second presidential term. Bosa channeled the president elect's signature minimalist dance to Village People's "Y.M.C.A" once he'd scored his latest personal win on the field.
https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1855711326644965430
I feel like Bosa might've gotten a friendlier reaction to this celly in Tampa than he would've at home. After all, San Francisco and California in general tend to be well to the left in politics.
Here's a recent video of Trump dancing to "Y.M.C.A" to conclude one of his rallies, just in case you need a reminder of what that looks like.
https://twitter.com/triffic_stuff_/status/1853201866630266996
I could be mistaken, but I don't think I've ever seen Trump do the actual Y.M.C.A. motions with his arms during the chorus. He just keeps trucking along with the side to side, balled-up fist/robot arms thing. Does he have bad shoulders? Can he not raise his arms over his head? At least in the video above, that garbage worker's outfit may be a legitimate obstruction.
Back to Bosa. He didn't regret showing off his MAGA hat, and gloated about the election results in the week leading up to Sunday's game. If the NFL really wanted to deter players giving blatant political endorsements moving forward, they could've fined Bosa more than $11,255, which is small potatoes for him.
It's doubtful Bosa would get a fine for this celebration, as it's a simplistic enough dance that he has plausible deniability. Well, unless he discusses it after the game. IDK. The NFL has fined countless players for celebrations. This just doesn't seem fine-worthy to me, in spite of the political undertones.
Tell me in the comments if this next train of thought makes you laugh. The song Trump and Bosa do the dance for, "Y.M.C.A", is characterized by the Library of Congress as a full-blown "gay anthem," yet a mental health crisis line for LGBTQ+ youth saw a 700% increase in volume of calls after Election Day.
If that doesn't show you the power and breadth of influence a single piece of catchy music can have, I don't know what else could do it better. "Y.M.C.A" can be equal parts gay anthem and equal parts Donald Trump's go-to hype song. Wildly different motivations behind why/how these parties enjoy Village People's massive hit, but a defining musical number for each nonetheless.
Nick Bosa is going to hurt some peoples' feelings with that Trump tribute. That should really be the only consequence of his actions here, assuming he doesn't add more fuel to the fire at a postgame interview.
I'm sure Bosa will find it even sweeter when he sees how his haters were clowning him for having a bad performance — presumably because of his politics — only to then get a sack on the board and hit the Trump shuffle.
https://twitter.com/49erscast1/status/1855698089224581251
https://twitter.com/ChristianR_Vill/status/1855704386250653712
https://twitter.com/nosoupforgeorge/status/1855703860591120509
Found this joke very funny, too, when Bosa could've had a second sack of the day:
https://twitter.com/NFL_Memes/status/1855713559205843445
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