49ers' Nick Bosa Believes Contract Holdout Negatively Impacted Early Season Performance

Despite leading NFL in quarterback hits and being highest non-Quarterback earner, Bosa's 2.5 sacks are lowest in his career for first seven week performance, suggests training camp holdout may be a factor.

• 49ers' Nick Bosa believes his contract holdout has impacted his early season performance, having missed all of training camp and preseason awaiting a long-term extension.
• Despite leading the league in quarterback hits, Bosa admits he has been trying to work on things that he would typically focus on during training camp, which he thinks could be influencing his performance.
• Bosa hasn't been as effective in sacking quarterbacks as he would like, with just 2.5 sacks through the first seven games, the lowest in his career for this period, excluding 2020 when he was injured.
• Bosa feels that his performance has been inconsistent and that he hasn't played as well as he did last season when he was the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year.
• Moving forward, Bosa plans to refocus, believing that if he continues to put himself in the right positions, his performance will improve. The 49ers also have the chance to bounce back as a team in their upcoming game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

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