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1st Team All Pro - LB Fred Warner
Oct 15, 2025 at 12:20 PM
- Silky
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Soooo I see the recovery timetable is 3 months. Could he potentially come back for the playoffs or heaven forbid the NFFCG or SB if they make it that far?
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Oct 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
- CatchMaster80
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Originally posted by Silky:
Soooo I see the recovery timetable is 3 months. Could he potentially come back for the playoffs or heaven forbid the NFFCG or SB if they make it that far?
That may be the timetable before he can resume workouts. 3 months is mid Janiary so I doubt he would have enough time to get in game shape. It's not worth the risk since this team doesn't look like a legit SB contender.
Oct 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
- okdkid
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Interesting that he was given the opportunity to say there was no chance for a playoff return and he didn't take it
Oct 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
- Hoovtrain
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Originally posted by okdkid:
Interesting that he was given the opportunity to say there was no chance for a playoff return and he didn't take it
Stop
Oct 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
- Fasteddy
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Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
Originally posted by Silky:
Soooo I see the recovery timetable is 3 months. Could he potentially come back for the playoffs or heaven forbid the NFFCG or SB if they make it that far?
That may be the timetable before he can resume workouts. 3 months is mid Janiary so I doubt he would have enough time to get in game shape. It's not worth the risk since this team doesn't look like a legit SB contender.
Even if he's ready, he shouldn't play until next year. He still has a great future, and this injury was significant. Better to see him come back next year fully rehabbed than risk his future.
Oct 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
- brodiebluebanaszak
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Originally posted by Pillbusta:
Originally posted by Since07:
So no ligament, nerve, or knee damage? Just a fractured ankle? Thank God, I was really concerned it might be one of those injuries where it alters their career. You know its bad when a season ending injury to Warner has some relief
That's the word?
Awesome!
I cant believe they didn't have a press conference with the surgeon. This is a big deal.
Oct 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
- pillageDatazz
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If the doctor says he can resume light practices (including light sprints) in January, he'll do whatever it takes to play in (if we're lucky and sneak in) an NFCC game... just to knock off some rust, before a possible SB game. I'm not saying there's a good chance of any of this, but let's just see what doc and Fred says in the coming months 
Oct 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
- Montana
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Lol we aren't going to the NFC Champ Game but this news sounds very positive 
Oct 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
- pillageDatazz
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Originally posted by Montana:
Lol we aren't going to the NFC Champ Game but this news sounds very positive
Oct 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
- okdkid
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From The Athletic article:
Dr. Eric Giza, chief of orthopedic foot and ankle surgery at UC Davis and head physician for the Sacramento Republic FC soccer team, usually gives patients with similar injuries a 6-6-4 recovery timeline, he said. It will take six weeks for the ankle to heal, another six weeks of rehabilitation and four weeks of what he called restoration.
"At 12 weeks, you're rehabbed and you're ready to start fully training, and it takes four weeks to fully restore yourself," Giza said.
Giza, however, noted that professional athletes have access to treatment and technology a weekend pickleballer might not have. Warner could use underwater treadmills or so-called antigravity treadmills to begin rehabilitation sooner than normal. The antigravity treadmills use a pressurized air chamber to support an athlete's body and can "unweight" up to 80 percent of the patient's body weight.
"It's a little different than sitting on your couch with a cast on," Giza said.
Because of that, some athletes start training sooner than normal and can beat the usual timeline.
Oct 16, 2025 at 1:21 AM
- DRCHOWDER
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Originally posted by Montana:
Lol we aren't going to the NFC Champ Game but this news sounds very positive
don't be so sure, if the 49ers make playoffs the last 23 years they've made it to at least the nfc championship game lol... its either miss playoffs or make nfc champ game.
Oct 16, 2025 at 2:19 AM
- Montana
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Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:
don't be so sure, if the 49ers make playoffs the last 23 years they've made it to at least the nfc championship game lol... its either miss playoffs or make nfc champ game.
Hmm good point lol
(We probably miss the playoffs)
Oct 16, 2025 at 6:38 AM
- Fanaticofnfl
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Man we're getting desperate lol. I do remember Kwon Alexander in 2019 we were told by Adam Schefter and outlets after Halloween that his season was done, but then he was ready for the playoffs. A pec injury is probably a bit different from this one though.
Oct 16, 2025 at 6:38 AM
- Fanaticofnfl
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Originally posted by DRCHOWDER:
Originally posted by Montana:
Lol we aren't going to the NFC Champ Game but this news sounds very positive
don't be so sure, if the 49ers make playoffs the last 23 years they've made it to at least the nfc championship game lol... its either miss playoffs or make nfc champ game.
Meh. I was actually predicting before this season started that this would be the first time in decades we make the playoffs but then lose in the wild card/divisional.
Oct 16, 2025 at 6:52 AM
- Patton
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Originally posted by okdkid:
From The Athletic article:
Dr. Eric Giza, chief of orthopedic foot and ankle surgery at UC Davis and head physician for the Sacramento Republic FC soccer team, usually gives patients with similar injuries a 6-6-4 recovery timeline, he said. It will take six weeks for the ankle to heal, another six weeks of rehabilitation and four weeks of what he called restoration.
"At 12 weeks, you're rehabbed and you're ready to start fully training, and it takes four weeks to fully restore yourself," Giza said.
Giza, however, noted that professional athletes have access to treatment and technology a weekend pickleballer might not have. Warner could use underwater treadmills or so-called antigravity treadmills to begin rehabilitation sooner than normal. The antigravity treadmills use a pressurized air chamber to support an athlete's body and can "unweight" up to 80 percent of the patient's body weight.
"It's a little different than sitting on your couch with a cast on," Giza said.
Because of that, some athletes start training sooner than normal and can beat the usual timeline.
😳 Talk about best case scenario. We have seen it with Jerry and TO, I'd love to be wrong about Fred's chances. If there's a player that can have that type of miraculous recovery, it would be him.