ESPN recently embarked on a substantial layoff, and it sounds like NFL star, Nick Bosa, was happy to see one of the network’s prominent personalities exit the “World Wide Leader in Sports.”
The standout defensive player for the San Francisco 49ers (who has battled injuries as of late) has always been outspoken about what he thinks, and who he supports politically. You might remember that he made headlines when he crashed a Sunday Night Football post-game interview wearing a MAGA hat, or when he broke out the Trump dance as an on-field celebration.
I’m only bringing those things up to say that Bosa doesn’t care what people think about him, which is why he must have felt comfortable sending out a response basically saying he approved of ESPN firing one of their NFL analysts, Ryan Clark.
As to why he was fired, reports suggest that this particular on-air back and forth with fellow ESPN employee Peter Schrager played a role in the decision to move on from Clark. Not to mention, his constant race baiting and fanning the flames of political divisiveness.
Tough look.
When Clark learned that he was fired, he took the high road, and sent out a post sending “prayers and love” to all those affected by the ESPN layoffs. He didn’t directly address his own firing, and still hasn’t, but this message proved he was definitely trying to stay out of the drama of it all:
“Sending prayers and love to all those laid off today by ESPN. So many of you have poured your life into that company, and I know how you’re feeling right now. My hope is as this door closes another opens for you all. God bless!”
You know who was happy to jump right into the drama? That’d be Nick Bosa.
He hadn’t posted on X in over four years, and in his first post back, he sent out a quote post with a simple emoji. They say emojis speak louder than words, right? This emoji translation was clear as day… the San Francisco 49ers star is happy that Ryan Clark is no longer employed by ESPN:
Without getting into the weeds of the politics of it all, Clark and Bosa are definitely two people on opposite sides of the aisle. It’s no surprise that they wouldn’t like each other. Clark has even criticized the 49ers star in the past, essentially calling him a racist for donning a MAGA hat, among other things.
This is what Ryan Clark said about #49ers EDGE Nick Bosa…
Which likely triggered Nick Bosa’s “👌” post to Ryan Clark’s firing from ESPN.
VIA: @thepivot pic.twitter.com/b8YYWjBYXY
— 49ers & NFL News 24/7 (@49ersSportsTalk) July 24, 2026
It is a bit shocking to see someone come out and make it known they got joy from seeing someone lose their job.
Social media also couldn’t get over the fact that Nick Bosa hadn’t posted in over four years, and this emoji response was how he reestablished his online presence:
Bro hasn’t tweeted in 4 years but came out for this one
— BG (@BGqben) July 24, 2026
— Benzo97 (brendan)💫🇨🇦🇬🇭 (@Benzzobrezzo) July 24, 2026
Nick had this in the chamber waiting on bro downfall 🤣🤣
— Sharvissio 🍂🌪️ (@Sharvissio) July 24, 2026
