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Fred Warner injury update: 49ers LB likely out for season after gruesome ankle injury
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The San Francisco 49ers were already playing today's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers without edge rusher Nick Bosa , who is out for the season with an ACL injury.
They'll likely be without another one of their stars for the rest of the year as well.
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All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner went down on a first-and-10 run by the Buccaneers halfway through the first quarter. A replay showed a gruesome ankle injury as Warner got rolled up on as safety Ji'Ayir Brown made a tackle on Buccaneers running back Rachaad White .
Warner's right leg was put in an air cast and he was carted off the field and into the locker room .
San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan stated after the game that Warner suffered a dislocated and broken ankle that will require surgery. Shanahan said it is likely the 49ers ' star linebacker will miss the rest of the 2025 season.
