Nick Bosa’s phone hasn’t stopped buzzing over the last two days. His older brother, Joey, won’t let him be.
“I’ve been talking to him pretty much all day the last two days,” Joey Bosa said Wednesday. “I won’t leave him alone because I think I’m more upset than he is.”
The older Bosa — the All-American defensive end at Ohio State — won’t leave the younger one — the five-star prospect and the Buckeyes’ top commit in their 2016 recruiting class — alone because he wants to make sure he’s feeling OK after surgery. Nick recently suffered a partially torn ACL in his right knee and thus his high school career is over.
Nick underwent surgery Tuesday and posted a photo on his Twitter account. Joey said Wednesday his brother is doing fine.
“It sucks, but he’ll be good,” Joey said after Ohio State’s practice Wednesday. “I know he’s going to recover faster than most people because, I guess, he’s a Bosa, that’s the only way to say it.”
Listed at 6-foot-4 and 265 pounds, Nick Bosa is the country’s top-rated defensive end and the No. 6 overall player in the nation, according to 247Sports. He played for the prestigious St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Joey said Wednesday his younger brother is an even better high school player than he was.
“I loved that I had the opportunity to be there for him,” Joey said, “but it’s upsetting that his high school career is already over.”
Nick is expected to make a full recovery. He’ll still be an important part to Ohio State’s 2016 recruiting class come February.
“He’s gonna get there. It’s a long process, but he’s doing good right now,” Joey Bosa said of his brother. “As much as I know, he’s been dealing with it fine.”
