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.
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.
Almost the entire 49ers bench cleared to check on Warner as he was placed on the cart and taken off the field.
Second-year linebacker Tatum Bethune has entered the game in Warner’s place.
San Francisco selected Warner in the third round, No. 70 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft. In the last seven years, Warner has missed one regular season game. This will be his first extended absence in his NFL career.