Chargers' Joey Bosa: Would be 'cool' to play with brother Nick - ESPN

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Chargers outside linebacker Joey Bosa, who took a pay cut to remain with the team this season and was the subject of offseason trade rumors, said he has had conversations about playing with his brother, Nick, the San Francisco 49ers' All-Pro OLB, though they have never been serious.

«It'd be cool at some point,» he 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 would be a cool thing to accomplish, but you never know. I'm going to worry about this year first.»

Bosa had two years remaining on a five-year, $135 million contract extension he signed in 2020. He was viewed as a potential cut or trade candidate for the salary cap-strapped Chargers this offseason but restructured his deal in March to stay with them. He has an $8 million guaranteed base salary this season and no guaranteed money in 2025, potentially making this his final season in L.A.

«I want to win. I want to be on this team. I want another shot with the guys in this room, especially Khalil [Mack],» Bosa said. «And winning football games is more important to me right now than making some extra money.

»So I think we have a great opportunity here, and who knows, maybe I'll have a great year this year, and then things can change down the road."

Bosa has played just 14 games over the past two seasons, missing time with hamstring, foot and toe injuries. The frustration of those injuries was evident when Bosa left the field in tears after spraining his foot in a Week 11 loss to the Green Bay Packers last season that sidelined him for the remainder of the year. Bosa attempted to return from that injury late in the season but sprained another part of