It’s unlikely that Fred Warner will face criticism if he chooses to end the season.
Last week, the great linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers disclosed that he has been playing with a fractured ankle that he suffered during the team’s 30–13 victory over the New England Patriots in Week 4. The 49ers’ chances of making the playoffs have significantly decreased as a result of their crushing defeats to the Buffalo Bills and Green Bay Packers during the last two weeks.
Christian McCaffrey, the star running back, sustained a knee injury against the Bills and will be sidelined for the rest of the season. Due to a high ankle sprain that is expected to ruin his season, backup Jordan Mason was placed on injured reserve.
Nobody would be shocked if Warner declared he was done for 2024 given the 49ers’ poor playoff prospects, several injuries to key players, and his ankle. Warner, on the other hand, stated that he intends to finish the season.
Warner told reporters on Wednesday that the injuries haven’t gone our way, particularly at certain positions, important starters, and ones that significantly impact the game. Ultimately, though, it’s the NFL. Many teams are facing more difficult challenges than we are. Therefore, I’m constantly looking for methods to win a game with the people we have available. We must go because, in the end, we have eleven NFL players on our side.
Warner is therefore anticipated to play on Sunday when the 49ers (5-7) meet the Chicago Bears. Warner and the 49ers are in a situation they have never been in before. After 12 games, they were 8-4 in 2022 and 9-3 in 2023. Despite finishing 6-6 in 2021, the 49ers made it to the NFC championship game, their first of three straight trips to the conference finals.
You have all it takes to win a single game. Warner told reporters on Wednesday, “We’re not looking ahead at anything else, including the five games left or our chances of making the playoffs.” In all honesty, it’s like, “Hey, let’s try to win a football game again.” Alternatively, we may give ourselves a chance to win a game because losing badly twice is the worst feeling in the world.
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