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FACT CHECK: Is Nick Bosa The First NFL Player To Openly Announce Support For A 2024 Presidential Candidate?

There have been multiple reports of NFL players endorsing candidates in the 2024 presidential election cycle.

Fact check:

Social media users claim Bosa is the first NFL player to publicly support a candidate in the 2024 presidential election cycle.

🚨BREAKING: #49ers star Nick Bosa crashes into a Sunday Night Football interview wearing a ‘MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN’ cap to show support for Donald Trump. Bosa is the first #NFL player to publicly express support for a political candidate this cycle,” one user wrote.

That claim is false. Bosa is not the only active NFL player to announce support for a candidate in the 2024 presidential election. Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Thomas Booker express support 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker approved 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

In March, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow posed. group photo Although he has worked with Trump and Botha, there is no evidence that he has voiced vocal support for the former president.

There are also reports that the former NFL player is endorsing candidates for the 2024 presidential election. For example, Chicago Bears Hall of Famer Richard Dent expressed his support For Harris and former NFL quarterback Brett Favre, expressed his support For Trump.

video included in the post Bosa interrupts a television interview with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy by jumping out from behind Purdy wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat. It’s Trump popular While we do not endorse the political slogan “Make America Great Again,” the Bosa hat itself is not an endorsement. (Related: Did Nicki Minaj support Trump?)

Asked about the hat at a press conference, Botha said: said“I don’t talk about it too much, but I think it’s an important time,” Botha said. not officially approved Trump in the 2024 presidential election.

Check Your Fact has reached out to the Trump campaign and San Francisco 49ers for comment.