When Nick Bosa undertook an expected offseason absence, reported for minicamp but didn’t participate, then missed all of training camp and the preseason, the San Francisco 49ers understood.

Bosa, in the fifth-year option on his rookie contract, wants a new deal. And that’s more than fair and understandable because he’s among the NFL’s best defensive players.

But the Niners’ regular season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers is only 10 days away and they’re admitting to being surprised a deal still isn’t done.

“Yeah, but that’s where it’s at,” 49ers general manager John Lynch said Thursday during his post cutdown media availability.

Rapper Lil Wayne interviews former NFL linebacker John Lynch at ESPN the Magazine’s NEXT Big Weekend 2009 Super Bowl Party on January 30, 2009 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for ESPN the Magazine)

49ers’ John Lynch Is Normally Awesome

A little background: Lynch is a Salt of the Earth kind of person. Yes, he was a fierce hitter as a safety during his Hall of Fame career, but off the field he’s friendly and approachable. Just a good guy.

But the Bosa thing seems to be grating on him a little bit. His answers on the subject, ringing with optimism at the start of training camp, are close to curt now.

Like when he was asked Thursday if there are any updates on the negotiations.

“No,” Lynch replied. “No updates.”

End of answer.

Nick Chubb of the Cleveland Browns is tackled by Nick Bosa of the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium on October 07, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Nick Bosa Holdout Is Holding Up 49ers

Compare that to how Lynch talked when asked about the other edge rushers on the roster — none, by the way, nearly as accomplished as Bosa:

(Feel free to skip the quote because it’s long but proves the point Lynch is happy to talk about stuff. Just not Bosa contract stuff).

“I really like the group,” Lynch said. “For you guys to know, we announced, I think [coach] Kyle [Shanahan] talked about [WR] Danny Gray going to IR, [DL] Robert Beal will as well. He’s coming off a hamstring that he re-injured. We thought the best thing for Robert, he’s a guy we really like and are excited to work for, but we’ve got to get that thing right.

“To qualify for the short term, he had to make our 53. He’s a guy who showed a lot and we’re thrilled about the prospect of working with him going forward, but we’ve got to get him back so that he’s ready. So, we’ll go through that process.

“Drake Jackson has had a tremendous offseason and we’re very excited to see that come to fruition on the field. [Clelin Ferrell], he’s a fit, he’s a Niner. The way he plays, how he plays, his talents, his skillset, he plays hard, all those things. We’re excited about him. Kerry Hyder is just a pro’s pro, always in the right place. He’s a good football player. Austin Bryant is another guy who’s a very good scheme fit that we identified. Very excited about him moving forward.”

Get the drift?

Not yet?

Niners GM John Lynch at the NFL Combine. (Getty Images)

Would 49ers Trade Nick Bosa?

Well, John, what about that Reddit post that contends the team is thinking about trading Bosa? Any chance of that? Any, he’s on the team right now, GM speak?

“No,” Lynch said. “Real simple.”

Shanahan was more upbeat. The coach continues to expect a deal because, well, there is activity even if there hasn’t yet been achievement.

“I’m really hoping it gets done,” the coach said. “I know they’re working tirelessly at it … but hopefully we can get him in here sooner than later.”

As negotiations continue with the regular season beckoning, both sides want to find a sort of sweet spot to get an agreement.

Bosa’s representation initially swung for the fences. They wanted their 25-year-old client to match or beat the annual average salary of the league’s highest-paid defender Aaron Donald. Donald averages $31.6 million per season.

And …

Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams throws the ball as he is pressured by Nick Bosa #97 of the San Francisco 49ers during the third quarter at SoFi Stadium on October 30, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

Nick Bosa Wants A BIG Contract

Bosa’s team also wanted to beat the guaranteed money older brother Joey Bosa got from the Chargers — which is $102 million.

It is not known where the 49ers are on all that, but obviously they didn’t simply fold and offer Bosa everything he wants.

And this just in: Bosa has so far been worth the asking price because last season he collected a league-leading 18.5 sacks and was the Defensive Player of the Year.

The situation is the most pressing one the 49ers have now in an offseason they’ve dealt with a lot of pressing stuff. Remember, they moved on from former starter Jimmy Garoppolo, traded Trey Lance, and managed Brock Purdy’s return from elbow surgery.

So the club and Bosa have 10 days to find common ground.

For John Lynch’s sake.

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In the immortal words of Michael Scott, “Good, good, good. Like the turntables.”

When squatters took over his mother’s home, Flash Shelton did what any good son would do: He immediately backed down.

“If they could take a house, I could take a house,” Shelton said.

YouTube: United Handyman Association

Shelton, a handyman from Nevada, said after his father’s death that his mother couldn’t live alone in the house. So they put the house up for rent.

A woman claiming to be a prison guard asked to rent the house, but she had neither money nor credit. Though Shelton denied her request, she still had all of her furniture and belongings delivered to her home.

“She said it was accidentally delivered and she wanted to get rid of it,” Shelton said.

But he soon found out that was a lie.

YouTube: United Handyman Association

Neighbors reported that the house was full of people and the lights stayed on at night. Shelton tried calling the police about the squatters, but they were basically no help.

“They basically said, ‘You know, I’m sorry, but we can’t go into the house and it looks like they live there. So you have to go to court,'” Shelton said.

But who wants to deal with the time and expense of litigation?

“Even though you’re in your house paying the mortgage, at some point squatters feel like they have more rights than you do, so they have no incentive to leave until a judge tells them to,” he said. “And that could take months, six months, it could take years. I don’t know. I didn’t want to take that risk.”

Shelton hatched a plan to remove the squatters.

And he documented the whole thing on his YouTube channel.

Shelton wrote a lease between him and his mother, which listed Shelton as the legal occupant of the house. He then packed the essentials (his guns and dog) and set off for California.

Once everyone was out of the house, he used his key to let himself in. He began setting up surveillance cameras when two women arrived.

“I’m really sorry about all this,” said one of the women. “It’s a nightmare and beyond.”

Shelton told the women that if they didn’t have everything out by midnight, he would have it shipped. It took the squatters until 3 p.m. to get out, but Shelton was kind enough to let it slide.

Eye to eye. Tooth for tooth. A squat for a squat.

“I think just the fact that I was there was enough,” he said. “It was really fun doing that. I won’t lie about it. I am happy that it was successful.”

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The San Francisco Unified School District is at it again, and this time they’re rescuing the Native American population from the horrors of employees who have “Chief” in their job titles.

That’s right, “Chief” is being dropped from SFUSD’s vocabulary so as not to trigger Indians who have lived all their years living with the horrors of SFUSD, which has 13 chiefs on its staff, according to the Division Chiefs site. The district includes 12 female chiefs and Labor Relations Director Daniel Menezes, who holds the position for biological males.

Seriously, they’re removing “chiefs” from job titles. This isn’t a Babylon Bee story. It is real.

The word “Chief” comes from the French word “chief” which has nothing to do with Native Americans, but aggressive ignorance is the main ingredient of Awakening https://t.co/hvdCSUZ2Wm

— Buck Sexton (@BuckSexton) May 26, 2022

“While there are many opinions on the subject, our leadership team agreed that we will no longer use it due to concerns raised by Native American members of our community about the use of the title,” SFUSD spokesman Gentle Blythe told the SF Timeline.

This is just another in a series of awakening moments for the San Francisco School District as it continues to lead the way in making the world so much better.

You may remember some of SFUSD’s biggest hits, like noting that Abraham Lincoln was too racist to name a school after him, so the district tore his name off a school building.

BOOM… society was saved.

You may recall how the district tried for months to rename schools while keeping them closed due to COVID, only to then cancel renaming committee meetings.

BOOM… the world was once again saved by the SF school system.

Then there was the all-timer where the SFUSD Arts Department dropped their acronym because “acronyms are a symptom of white supremacy culture,” only to find out that the guy demanding the end of acronyms had acronyms in his Instagram posts used.

Double BOOM BOOM… the world was saved from its evil self by SFUSD.

Nobody, and I mean nobody, does more to save the world than the San Francisco school system. Just think how many brilliant bright minds it pumps into the world to spread the wisdom garnered from teachers like the one who said Bernie Sanders wearing mittens was a “white male privilege.”

Triple BOOM BOOM BOOOOOOOM… the SFUSD not only saved you from yourself, it officially saved your unborn grandchildren from yourself, awake and aware as they are.

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