Nick Bosa and model girlfriend win 49ers bye week with injury return and topless modeling shoot
The star pass rusher returned to practice during the bye week after missing several games with an injury
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}I'm going to start out by saying that I'm not going to rank which one of these is more important to the San Francisco 49ers season. That's not fair to me, and it's particularly not fair to Nick Bosa and his model girlfriend Ella Ailiff.
Nobody would have blamed them for putting their feet up during the bye week and doing absolutely nothing. The NFL season is long and the Niners are only seven games into a seventeen-game regular season marathon.
Nick Bosa of the San Francisco 49ers works out during training camp practice at SAP Performance Facility in Santa Clara, Calif., on July 27, 2026. (Getty Images)
This is a team, at 6-1, that has the playoffs in its crosshairs. The bye week is an opportunity to get healthy, especially for a guy like Bosa who’s missed several games with an injury. He did that.
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On Wednesday, he told reporters that he feels great and is ready to go. He added that he thinks he's ready for the long haul as well. That's great news for the 49ers as they look ahead at what's left on the schedule.
George Kittle and Nick Bosa of the San Francisco 49ers stand during the 2025 NFL Pro Bowl Games at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 2, 2025. (Getty Images)
They want to keep the momentum they've built up going. Bosa knew the importance of working his way back, and he got the job done, but he wasn’t the only one contributing to the bye week win.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}His girlfriend, Ella Ailiff, was putting in work modeling for Guess. She was busy navigating what she called "90s guess vibes." Those are some of the best vibes, in my opinion.
Part of executing the game plan during her modeling shoot was from the looks of it getting topless, which she did. You can see a "Guess girl" screenshot of that from her Instagram Story here.
An all around solid bye week for these two. Let's give them the credit they deserve. They're healthy. They're not sitting around. They want to help the team win. That's winning football.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Nick Bosa and Ella Ailiff arrive at the grand opening of Tailgate Beachclub at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on May 16, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nev. (Getty Images for Clique Hospitality)
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All that's left to do is get back on the field. There's a chance that happens on Sunday afternoon at Levi's Stadium when the 49ers play the Las Vegas Raiders, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport.
Whether Bosa's on the field this weekend or not, he's taken a positive step towards making that a reality by hitting the practice field this week and let's just say Ailiff's Guess shoot didn't hurt either.