SANTA CLARA — Nick Bosa does not plan on taking a transpacific flight to be a spectator.“Yeah, I mean, it’s one practice,” Bosa told NBC Sports Bay Area on Wednesday before the 49ers were scheduled to fly to Melbourne, Australia. “But, yeah, I’m flying out there, I’m going to (expletive) play.”
Bosa returned to practice on Wednesday and took part in 11-on-11 drills for the first time since he sustained a torn right ACL in Week 3 of last season.
The 49ers were scheduled to depart the Bay Area late Wednesday night and land in Melbourne, Australia, approximately 15 hours later.
The 49ers open the regular season on Thursday, Aug. 10, Pacific Time, against the Los Angeles Rams in a crucial early-season matchup.
Bosa is a huge key for a 49ers’ defense that ranked last in the NFL last season with just 20 sacks in 17 games.
Bosa was cleared for football activity at the beginning of training camp. He experienced a setback in early August, as he admittedly pushed his return to football drills a little too hard.
“It was a long road,” Bosa said....
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