Bosa has practiced this week with a club wrapped around his left hand, one which he said he “could be practicing without it right now” but there’s no reason to rush it.
He added that while he can’t give an exact number of days of how long he will wear it, he doesn’t expect to wear it “very long.”
“I think first day it was just feeling it, club and all, seeing how my body felt,” Bosa said. “But yeah, the last couple days I’ve really been pushing it, trying to really run for the ball and get my conditioning.
“Always having that extra week to prepare for the first game is great,” Bosa added. “Obviously we’ve been watching Vegas film and preparing, getting a primer for next week. For me, it was a lot just getting back into the rhythm of things and kind of just hitting the basics of what to expect next week.”
The energy level is high throughout the team, and Bosa can’t wait to see how it translates onto the field in just over a week.
He’s got one thing on his mind entering Year 9.
“I just want to win games,” Bosa said. “I don’t know if there’s one thing specifically, but I’m happy with how our room is looking, the edge group. I just want to go out there and finally put together one of those seasons as a team that’s like we’re serious. We’ve had some good years, but I just feel like we have a left a lot out there over the years.”
Bosa later added: “I’m just excited, I can’t really pick one thing that’ I’m optimistic about. I just feel like we’re playing with a lot of energy, and you saw that last weekend with the backups in there. I think that trickles up to everybody on the whole defense and whole team. I’m just excited, what I’m most optimistic about is seeing if what we feel is real and putting it to the test.”