New San Francisco 49ers pass rusher Nick Bosa is looking forward to frustrating opposing offensive lines in the NFL. The No. 2 overall pick joins a defensive front that already includes DeForest Buckner, Solomon Thomas, and Arik Armstead, all of whom were past first-round picks.
The 49ers also traded for Dee Ford, who along with Bosa, will create a formidable duo of bookends and strengthen one of the defense's most glaring weaknesses in recent years — the pass rush.
Bosa may be the new guy in Santa Clara, but he already knows some of the names mentioned above. What does he know about those new teammates?
"I know that they can play," Bosa told 49ers team reporter Keiana Martin on Thursday in Nashville. "I've watched them. I think opposing O-lines should be pretty scared."
"It's a storied franchise, they know how to win and I think they're on the right track so I'm excited to be a part of it."@nbsmallerbear on becoming a Forty Niner. #49ersDraft pic.twitter.com/POjbF66Cr6
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) April 26, 2019
49ers fans are probably excited to see what the defense can do with its improved defensive front. What can the Niner Faithful expect from Bosa?
"Somebody who's itching to get on the field," Bosa answered. "Someone who's just going to lay everything out on the line. That's all I know how to do. I'm going to go from whistle to whistle, and hopefully, get some Ws this year."
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— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) April 26, 2019
Including Ford and Bosa, the 49ers will feature a defensive front made up of five first-round picks.
"It's going to be a high expectation for the group," Bosa told Bay Area reporters on a conference call after being drafted, "but I'm just excited to get to work with them, and learn from them, and show them what I know, and just get after it as a team. I'm glad to be on a team finally."
Bosa visited with the 49ers on April 11. He shared with NBC Sports Bay Area on Thursday the impression he got from team decision-makers like head coach Kyle Shanahan, general manager John Lynch, defensive coordinator Robert Saleh, and others during that visit.
"I think it's hard not to hit it off with them," Bosa told Matt Maiocco. "They're such good dudes. Just easy to relate to. They seem like they have a really good plan in place, and I'm just excited to be a part of it."
You can listen to that entire interview below.
