Who is Nick Bosa's great grandfather, Tony Accardo? All about 49ers DE's family

The San Francisco 49ers selected Ohio State defensive end Nick Bosa with the second overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.

Apart from winning major NFL honors like the Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 and the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award in 2022, he has become well-known for his incredible technique. Additionally, he also reached Super Bowl IV in 2020.

Nick Bosa is not the only member of his family to have garnered media attention, though. Both his father, John Bosa, and uncle, Eric Kumerow, were Miami Dolphins players. Joey Bosa, his brother, plays football for the Los Angeles Chargers. However, the most well-known of Bosa's forebears had nothing to do with football.

According to Sports Illustrated, Bosa's maternal great-grandfather was Tony Accardo, best known by his moniker Joey Batters. SI reveals that Accardo joined the criminal syndicate world in the 1920s as Al Capone's bodyguard. However, some 20 years later, he rose up the ranks to become the leader of the Chicago mafia and Capone's second-in-command.

Despite his advocacy of street smarts above force, Accardo amassed a devoted following and participated in some of the most horrific atrocities of the latter half of the 20th century. According to Sports Illustrated, he exacted brutal retribution on the mindless men who looted his suburban house in the 1970s by giving his henchmen orders to perform some of the most atrocious acts imaginable.

Before Joey Bosa and his younger brother Nick were born, Tony Accardo passed away in 1992. It's unusual for the Bosas to discuss their notorious great-grandfather publicly; in 2016, the younger Bosa told a TMZ reporter, "that's not something I should really be talking about." However, he previously referred to Accardo as an undercover legend.

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Who is Nick Bosa's uncle, Eric Kumerow?

Eric Kumerow, Nick Bosa's uncle, was an NFL linebacker who spent three seasons with the Dolphins and one with the Chicago Bears. Throughout his NFL career, he appeared in 42 games.

Kumerow was a quarterback and defensive back at Oak Park and River Forest High Schools prior to entering the NFL. Like Nick Bosa, he was a linebacker at Ohio State until the Dolphins selected him in the first round of the 1988 NFL Draft.

In Miami, Kumerow failed to live up to the expectations placed on a first-round selection pick and was viewed as a draft bust. Prior to signing with the Chicago Bears, he spent three seasons as a player for the Dolphins. He suffered an Achilles tendon tear, which forced him to retire, before the start of his fourth season.

Jake Kumerow, the son of Eric Kumerow, is another NFL player connected to the family. Jake signed as an undrafted free agent in 2015 with the Cincinnati Bengals and later joined the Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, New England Patriots, and New Orleans Saints. At the moment, he is a free agent.