49ers star DE Nick Bosa aggravates hip, injures other hip

San Francisco 49ers All-Pro defensive end Nick Bosa aggravated a hip injury and hurt his other hip in the process during Sunday's 20-17 home loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

Bosa, 27, had dealt with a hip issue leading up to the game and was listed as questionable, but suited up and finished with 1 1/2 sacks, four tackles and two tackles for loss.

After a sack of Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith in the third quarter, Bosa limped off the field and was unable to return.

"I guess I was compensating, pushed through last week," he told reporters. "And the same thing happened to my other oblique. So, see what I'm feeling like (Monday)."

Asked about how concerned he is about possibly missing time as the Niners chase a playoff spot, Bosa said, "It's definitely there. I don't know, I gotta see."

On the same drive Bosa left with the injury, the Seahawks scored their first touchdown to take a 13-10 lead. With Bosa unable to return, the 49ers couldn't prevent Smith from scoring the winning touchdown on a 13-yard run with 12 seconds remaining in the game.

"Brutal," Bosa said of having to watch the Seahawks' rally while standing on the sideline. "The most important time in the game for me to be out there, and I wasn't able to be. I hate missing time, that's why I pushed through last week. Hopefully it's not too long."

A four-time Pro Bowl selection after the Niners selected him No. 2 overall in the 2019 draft, Bosa has 60.5 sacks and 245 tackles and 82 tackles for loss in 78 games (76 starts). He was named an All-Pro and the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year in 2022 after registering a career-high 18.5 sacks.

In 10 starts this season, Bosa has seven sacks, 36 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and one interception.

--Field Level Media