Fred Warner doing it all for 49ers’ defense in Kwon Alexander’s absence

San Francisco 49ers teammates have been calling the young star linebacker "All-Pro Fred" for some time. Now, it is official. Fred Warner has finally been named a first-team All-Pro by the Associated Press. Warner, 24, also earned his first Pro Bowl selection this past season. Additionally, he earned the 49ers' top team-issued awards for his contributions this past season — the Len Eshmont Award and the Bill Walsh Award. "It's a huge honor," Warner said last month of his Pro Bowl selection. "That's one of those

Most are probably excited to see 2020 in the rearview mirror. That's likely the case for many San Francisco 49ers players and coaches. This past offseason was filled with so much hope and anticipation as the team looked to make amends for last season's heartbreaking Super Bowl loss. Injuries destroyed those hopes pretty early in the season. The 49ers were ravaged by injuries during Week 2 and could never really recover after that. As if the injuries throughout the year weren't enough, the team has been stuck in Arizona for the past month due to COVID-19 restrictions banning contact sports in Santa Clara County. "We were six minutes away from being champions," head

The 2020 season was a strange one. For the San Francisco 49ers, it was filled with injuries, and the team suffered setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That includes members of the team being kicked out of their homes for over a month and moving to Arizona after Santa Clara County restrictions banned contact sports. Linebacker Fred Warner feels that this past season's adversity made him and his teammates stronger and believes the 49ers will bounce back better for it in 2021. Thank you Faithful for sticking with us all season. Not the season we wanted, but we'll come back better from it. I promise you'll get my all