How adjusting Fred Warner’s workload has unleashed his speed for 49ers

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

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

The San Francisco 49ers announced team award winners for the 2020 season on Monday morning. Among the winners is Fred Warner, who earned the prestigious Len Eshmont Award. Past award winners can be found here. The following award descriptions are courtesy of the 49ers Communications staff. Len Eshmont Award LB Fred Warner The Len Eshmont Award is voted on by the players and is given to the 49er who best exemplifies the inspirational and courageous play of Len Eshmont, an original member of the 1946 49ers team. Eshmont, who coached at Navy and Virginia following his career in San Francisco, died in 1957. The award was established that year. Bill