49ers’ Fred Warner breaks silence on injury scare vs. Patriots
A great day for 49ers star linebacker Fred Warner turned sour quickly just before halftime, as the leader of the San Francisco defense left the game with an ankle injury and did not return.
Warner’s absence wasn’t enough to allow the Patriots to get back into the game, as the 49ers cruised to a 30-13 victory. After the game, Warner broke down the severity of his injury, per Nick Wagoner of ESPN.
“It was all based off of feel,” Warner said. “Like I said, it’d take a lot for me to tap out, so I mean if I could have been out there, I would’ve been. We’ll get more information as we go with scans and all that, but I feel good right now.”
Warner is going to get further testing on that ankle to determine the official severity of the injury and get a timetable for his return. Regardless, the fact that Warner tried to get back out there at the start of the second half is a good sign that the injury may not be serious.
Warner got the 49ers in the end zone for the first time on Sunday when he made a leaping grab to pick off Jacoby Brissett, landed on his back, and still got up and rumbled down the sideline for a touchdown to give San Francisco a 13-0 lead.
If Warner is forced to miss any time, it would be a devastating blow to a 49ers team that has struggled mightily with injuries all season. On the defensive side, they have already lost defensive tackle Javon Hargrave for the rest of the season and safety Talanoa Hufanga missed Sunday’s game with an ankle injury. The injury report on the offensive side includes a laundry list of stars, as Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle and Deebo Samuel have all missed time, so the 49ers will hope Warner can be back on the field in Week 5.
San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan provided a handful of injury updates on a conference call on Monday afternoon. The following players are day-to-day
Warner was the worry, but Shanahan said anybody listed day-to-day is a win: “We definitely feel better when it says day-to-day.”
Warner avoided the dreaded high-ankle sprain. Kyle said that Fred was sore coming into the facility on Monday, but he has a chance to heal up this week and should be good to go for Week 5’s matchup against the Arizona Cardinals.
Shanahan confirmed that Christian McCaffrey has tendonitis in both legs: “There was a time he’s had it in both. I think it started in one, was overcompensated, and it went to the other. But
mainly one of them has been bothering him, but he’s had it in both.”
Shanahan has not spoken to McCaffrey about how he’s feeling.
Shanahan has not decided whether the team will open Ricky Pearsall’s practice window. They will decide that here in the next couple of days. Here
