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San Francisco 49ers rookie quarterback Brock Purdy has been quite a story in the 2022 NFL season. With Purdy playing like a savvy veteran as the Niners’ starter under center, San Francisco has managed to keep its Super Bowl dreams alive despite losing their top two quarterbacks to injuries in the regular season. Just as […]

It’s not everyday that the reigning “Mr. Irrelevant” will get to start for an NFL team, but here we are. After Jimmy Garoppolo’s season ended with a foot injury, the San Francisco 49ers are turning to Brock Purdy to lead the team. Purdy was the final pick of the 2022 draft, and is the third-string […]

The already dominant San Francisco 49ers defense may be getting back a crucial piece in Week 13. Defensive tackle Arik Armstead seems ready to make his long-awaited return to the field. While speaking with reporters on Thursday, Arik Armstead broke the news that he plans to play on Sunday. Expectations were already sky-high for this […]

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan wants his team to be tough and irritating. However, while competition and getting heated with each other are fine, he doesn’t want his players end up punching each other. That’s where he draws the line, and that is exactly what he had to emphasize after stopping practice last […]

Tuesday’s San Francisco 49ers practice was headlined by a scuffle between the offense and defense. Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk and linebacker Fred Warner got into it on two separate occasions. Brandon Aiyuk and Fred Warner have fought twice in practice. Second scuffle.#49wz — Rohan Chakravarthi (@RohanChakrav) August 2, 2022 Aiyuk and Warner have both solidified […]

Tensions flared during the San Francisco 49ers’ training camp on Tuesday. According to ESPN’s Nick Wagoner, a full-on brawl broke out at Niners camp, centered around Brandon Aiyuk and Fred Warner, who apparently squared up to one another as if they were in the boxing ring ready to exchange some huge blows. Per Wagoner, a […]

Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard is underrated. Colts fans understand how talented he is, but Madden 23 gave him just a 90 overall. Granted, a 90 is not bad. But Leonard is arguably the best linebacker in the NFL. 49ers linebacker Fred Warner also shared his top 10 linebackers in the NFL right now. Warner […]

The San Francisco 49ers’ drama with wide receiver Deebo Samuel has been well-documented, as the wideout’s displeasure with his role on the team has resulted in stalled contract talks and reports of Samuel desiring a trade. While the drama has simmered down lately, there’s certainly still doubts about Samuel’s future with the team. During a […]

The San Francisco 49ers are in a huge predicament. Right before the 2022 NFL Draft, the team’s top receiver Deebo Samuel requested a trade. Losing Samuel would be a huge blow to the franchise, which relied heavily on his multifaceted offense this past season. Not to mention, Samuel is in a pretty big pickle himself. […]

Barring any major surprise in the offseason, the San Francisco 49ers will hand over the starting quarterback job to Trey Lance, which veteran linebacker Fred Warner much has an eye on. Even amid much speculation heading into the 2021 season that the 49ers would opt to name Lance as their starting quarterback, they once again […]

The NFC Championship Game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams was a close and tense fight. However, early in the game, some controversy arose between Fred Warner and Matthew Stafford. As 49ers safety Jimmie Ward was returning a picked Matthew Stafford pass, Warner seemed to intentionally bump his helmet onto the […]

Against all odds, the San Francisco 49ers are in the NFC Championship Game. A team that barely sneaked into the playoffs in the last week of the season now has a shot at making it to the Super Bowl. All that stands between them are a team that they’ve dominated in the last few years. […]

The San Francisco 49ers managed to just sneak past the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday in the Wild Card Round, but it didn’t come without injuries to two key pass rushers in Fred Warner and Joey Bosa. While Bosa is dealing with a head injury, Warner hurt his ankle, and at first, it didn’t look good. […]

The San Francisco 49ers pulled off an upset on Sunday, defeating the Dallas Cowboys, 23-17. In the win, the 49ers got banged up. Pro Bowl defensive lineman Nick Bosa left the game early with a concussion. Also, Fred Warner left the game with an ankle injury and did not return. San Francisco head coach Kyle […]

The San Francisco 49ers jumped out to an early lead against the Dallas Cowboys, but a pair of critical injuries to their defense slowed their roll. After losing star defensive end Nick Bosa to a concussion in the first half, star linebacker Fred Warner went down with a non-contact ankle injury in the fourth quarter, […]

The San Francisco 49ers had to shift their energy towards getting rookie quarterback Trey Lance ready for the Houston Texans in Week 17 following the injury update on quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. It’s still not clear whether it will be Garoppolo or Lance under center for the 49ers, though what’s apparent is that the rookie signal-caller […]

Over the year, there has been a much-talked-about quarterback dilemma regarding San Francisco 49ers passers Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance. However, 49ers linebacker Fred Warner does not see that this has been the case. The 49ers named Jimmy Garoppolo as the starting quarterback ahead of the season, and he has not looked back since then. […]

The San Francisco 49ers and star linebacker Fred Warner worked tirelessly to lock him up with a new contract to keep him in the Bay Area. Earlier in the week, finally, Warner inked a deal, in turn becoming the highest-paid inside linebacker in the NFL. Warner then met with the media on Thursday and spoke […]

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner agreed to a five-year, $95 million extension (over $40 million guaranteed) on Wednesday, with that $19 million annual number making him the highest-paid inside linebacker in NFL history. That record isn’t expected to last long, though, with Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard lurking with his own massive contract agreement […]

The San Francisco 49ers weren’t about to let their stud inside linebacker Fred Warner walk away. Getting set to enter the last year of his contract, Warner and the Niners agreed on a 5-year extension, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Compensation update: 49ers are giving Fred Warner a five-year, $95 million extension, including $40.5 million […]

Fred Warner of the San Francisco 49ers is being praised by coaches all over the NFL. After Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy called Warner a complete football player, 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh offered more compliments for Warner. Saleh, who’s been working closely with Warner on the 49ers, admits that he’s biased in his […]

The San Francisco 49ers are absolutely rolling while the team’s defense hasn’t given up a thing since halftime. With the game initially tied at 10, the 49ers have since jumped out to a 10 point lead, thanks in part to the work of linebacker Fred Warner. With the 49ers leading the way by the score […]

The Week 16 duel between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams is filled with fun. Fred Warner just made this game a lot more interesting with his pick-six against Jared Goff. The play happened in the dying embers of the first half. Jared Goff was trying to get the ball within field […]