When San Francisco 49ers pass rusher Nick Bosa wore a “Make America Great Again” hat during a televised interview, it was a clear violation of NFL rules. It also left the league in a thorny situation.

The standout defensive player for the San Francisco 49ers has always been outspoken about who he supports politically, and he made that loud and clear when he crashed a Sunday Night Football postgame interview wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat.

San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa was fined $11,255 for wearing a 'Make America Great Again' hat during a postgame interview on NBC's 'Sunday Night Football' last month.

The National Football League found itself in something of a bind in the days before the presidential vote over, of all things, a hat. The incident took place when Nick Bosa, a defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers,

A person familiar with the matter says San Francisco 49ers star defensive end Nick Bosa has been fined by the NFL for wearing a hat with a pro-Donald Trump message during a postgame television interview.

The appearance by Bosa during NBC’s postgame interviews Oct. 27 violated NFL uniform and equipment rules for wearing a hat that contained a personal message.

Nick Bosa was fined by the NFL for his Donald Trump-supporting hat stunt, which he did after San Francisco beat the Dallas Cowboys.

In light of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the NFL sent a memo to teams reiterating its policy on not allowing personal messages, including political statements, to be displayed during game days,

The NFL made it clear after Nick Bosa wore a "Make America Great Again" hat at the end of a game that they would not tolerate players making anymore political statements during games. But they've decided to drive the point home further following the presidential election.