Will the 49ers Faithful be treated to another Nick Bosa sack and slide during the team’s season opener against the Chicago Bears?
The weather conditions on Sunday morning at Soldier Field certainly look like that could be a possibility.
Bosa and the rest of the 49ers certainly are up for a challenge as rain pours down in Chicago ahead of their Week 1 matchup.
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The tarp could only protect the field for so long. Eventually it was pulled back to reveal brand new Bermuda grass the field was resodded with this week, which was placed after Soldier Field hosted German metal band Rammstein on Sept. 3, per Chicago Tribune Sports.
And once the turf was off, puddles quickly began to form.
Defensive end Nick Bosa had doubts when he first saw the rain.
But then, as any bear would, he decided to brave the storm.
Might as well get used to it now, Bosa. It’s going to be a long morning.
By 9 a.m., the squeegees were already pulled out.
But the San Francisco star has experience in this realm, of course, as his aforementioned slide came during the 49ers’ Week 7 victory over Washington in 2019 under the onslaught of a heavy downpour.
Trey Lance, on the other hand, will begin his first season as the 49ers’ starting quarterback in the rain. Luckily, he’s no stranger to Midwest weather.
Here’s to hoping the 49ers Faithful in attendance at Soldier Field brought their ponchos.
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