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49ers star edge rusher Nick Bosa out ‘few weeks' after pulling calf, per report

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The 49ers again will be without star edge rusher Nick Bosa for an extended period. Bosa pulled his calf during practice this week and will miss “a few weeks,” ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport reported Friday, citing sources. Bosa played on 63 percent of the 49ers’ defensive snaps during the first two games of the season, but he popped up on the injury report Thursday. NBC Sports Bay Area’s Jennifer Lee Chan hinted at a potentially serious Bosa injury late Thursday. “Nick Bosa was supposed to talk to us on Wednesday,” Chan said during a YouTube live stream. “That was his media day. He did not talk to us on Wednesday and then he did not talk to us today, Thursday. We waited around for him. And … knee and calf. It’s not good. I just don’t think … It doesn’t feel good. Like, my spidey senses are saying that this is a serious injury for Nick Bosa, and if he’s not out for the season, he’s out for multiple weeks.” At least for the moment, it appears Bosa and the 49ers dodged the “out for