When It Comes to Political Expression, Does the N.F.L. Have Double Standards?

Following a victory over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa interrupted several teammates’ postgame interview with NBC’s Melissa Stark to point both index fingers at the front of his white baseball cap. The words “Make America Great Again” were stitched in gold capital letters.

Presumably, the goal was to show support for former president Donald Trump, who used the slogan as a campaign rallying cry. He won in 2016, lost re-election in 2020 and has adopted the message again this year in his bid for a second term.

Nick Bosa crashed the SNF postgame interview wearing a MAGA hat pic.twitter.com/Rj0T0XpcWB

— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes)

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