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Nick Bosa hasn't reached an opposing quarterback yet this season after recording an NFL-leading 18.5 sacks last season. Some of that may be the San Francisco defensive end getting warmed up.
Bosa missed all of training camp and the preseason while holding out for a new contract. He finally returned to the 49ers after a six-week absence and just days before the team's Week 1 matchup. The reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year has recorded two tackles and two assists in two games.
The 49ers enter a short week. They host the New York Giants at Levi's Stadium on Thursday, the team's home opener. Is the 49ers pass rusher worried about the quick turnaround?
"I'm not too concerned about it," Bosa told reporters after the 30-23 Week 2 win over the Los Angeles Rams. "I feel good. I think I needed a couple of games to get my body into football shape, for sure. You can't simulate it.
"I think now that I'm through two and I've had some pretty good output for this one, I think I'm only going to be up from here."
Head coach Kyle Shanahan was asked about Bosa's performance against the Rams and if the defensive end is in game shape yet.
"I don't know. I'll see when I study the film," Shanahan responded. "But I saw him make a number of plays there at the end, I thought. I thought he pressured them sometimes, but I'll see when I study the tape."
The coach admits that he and his staff didn't discuss managing Bosa's snap count in the Week 2 contest.
How does the defensive end assess his performance against the Rams? He looked to have multiple quarterback hurries against Matthew Stafford.
"I'll watch the tape," Bosa said. "I think I improved from last week, for sure. I was a little more comfortable. I had some answers to some of the things that were thrown at me. And definitely some things I want to work on, which is tough, especially [with a] Thursday night [game up next]. But I'm happy we won."
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