Nick Bosa is a man of few words.
That much has been evident since he stepped into the league from all the interviews and press conferences he has conducted. They're mostly awkward and sound lethargic. He certainly wouldn't be a top choice for the 49ers to elect as a motivational speaker. Players like Fred Warner, Trent Williams, and George Kittle would presumably be better suited for it.
However, that isn't the case at all. Bosa has been, for a long time now, the motivational speaker for the 49ers the day before the game. So, how on earth did that come to be? Kyle Shanahan gave insight on Thursday into how Bosa became the 49ers' Saturday motivational speaker.
“I always pick someone differently every day to break down the team. I always just try to surprise someone and do it pretty randomly. It kind of keeps everyone on their toes a little bit. I did it randomly for the first time with Nick some Saturday and he did a good job and we won. So I think I did it the next Saturday. He did a little bit better job when then we won. I think it was towards the end of the year. Then we just started with that the following year and it's kind of just since then it's become our tradition. Nick's gotten really good at it. I remember he has always been good at it.
"But it's funny how guys who are so confident in everything they do, they're just not used to always speaking in front of groups. He used to tell me that was the most nervous he'd be throughout the whole week. He'd start getting nervous about it on Wednesdays. I think earlier this year he thanked me. He was like, ‘Hey, thanks for doing that by the way. I've gotten better at it. I'm not as nervous anymore.’ He is really good at it. Everything he says he thinks through. Nick doesn't waste words because he doesn't use many of them.”
It's no secret as to how Bosa was able to win the Garry Niver award, which is given to a player for his cooperation and professional style in helping the pro football writers do their jobs. That never would've happened with Bosa from season's past, but because he became the motivational speaker for the 49ers, he was able to grow as a speaker. He was able to grow as a communicator and is now one of the great sources of information for the 49ers when he has a press conference or interview.
Talk about amazing growth from being awkward to confident in speaking for Bosa.
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