Joey Bosa’s mother is keen on having him join his brother, Nick, in San Francisco after getting released by the Los Angeles Chargers.
On Wednesday, the team announced cutting ties with their longest-tenured player in franchise history.
The divorce came after Bosa, 29, was selected for his fifth Pro Bowl this past season. Furthermore, he played over ten games (14) for the first time since 2022.
Following Joey’s release, Cheryl reposted a video on her Instagram story captioned ‘Can we get a petition going on bringing @jjbigbear to the bay.’
In her previous story, Cheryl shared the Chargers’ tribute for the defensive star and wrote, ‘Could not be prouder than my son, Joey.’
Los Angeles selected Bosa with the third pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. As a Charger, he tallied 72 career sacks, which ranks second behind Leslie O’Neal (105.5) in franchise history.
Cheryl Bosa echoed a petition to get his sons, Joey and Nick, together in San Francisco
Cheryl posted the video on her Instagram shortly after Joey was released by the LA Chargers
The 2016 Rookie of the Year’s release came after his fifth Pro Bowl selection for Los Angeles
He was crowned the Rookie of the Year in 2016 after posting 10.5 sacks and 17 tackles per loss and emerged as one of the NFL’s best edge rushers. As a result, Bosa made four Pro Bowls in his first six seasons in the league.
The Chargers rewarded Bosa with a five-year, $135m extension in 2020. At that time, the deal was the richest for a defensive player in NFL history.
Unfortunately, injuries plagued him since which caused him to play just five games in 2022 and nine the year after.
Bosa previously expressed wanting to be a Charger for life and took a pay cut last season to remain in the City of Angels. However, he was still projected to have a $36.5m cap in 2025.
With his release, the Chargers now have $90.6m in cap space.
Although it was never his intention to leave LA, Bosa has previously discussed potentially joining his brother, a five-time Pro Bowl edge rusher with the 49ers.
‘It’d be cool at some point,’ Bosa said. ‘I always thought of myself being somebody that will play here and retire here, which I think not many people do on one team, and I think it would be a cool thing to accomplish, but you never know.’
