Joey Bosa Says Hello to the NFL with Two-Sack Performance for the Chargers

By 11W Staff on October 9, 2016 at 8:58p

Remember when saying Joey Bosa would be a potential bust was fashionable in some NFL circles?

EL-OH-EL.

Bosa saw the first action of his young NFL career Sunday, turning in a spectacular performance. The San Diego Chargers rookie finished with five tackles, three TFL and two sacks in just 27 snaps.

Here's his first career sack, coming in the first half, and poor David Carr:

And here's the second time he dropped Carr in the backfield:

Though his team lost the game, 34-31 to the Raiders, his head coach, Mike McCoy, didn't mince words when speaking about the rookie's performance.

“I mean there are a number of plays you look at and say, ‘Wow.’ There's the wow factor in him. He played lights out,” McCoy said after the game.

He wasn't the only one marveling at the rookie's debut.

Some bust. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯