SANTA CLARA — Nick Bosa is revving up for the 49ers’ season by watching film and drawing inspiration from 2022, understandably so. He’s flashing back to how he prepared for a season that ended with him as the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year.

“It reminded me to keep honing in on things that make me elite and not getting too caught up (in other stuff),” Bosa said Wednesday during organized team activities. “You only have so many reps in football. You don’t have that many reps in practice.

“So I’m sticking with the bread and butter. Obviously I can work those other change-up moves. But I’m focusing on the things that make me good, make me great.”

Bosa, who led the NFL with 18 1/2 sacks in 2022, has been a lynchpin of the 49ers’ defense since 2019. He acknowledges he’s now on a “very di

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