49ers star linebacker Fred Warner carted off field with gruesome ankle injury against Buccaneers

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San Francisco 49ers star linebacker Fred Warner suffered a gruesome ankle injury that led to him getting an air cast and carted off the field against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday afternoon. 

The injury occurred midway through the first quarter, as Buccaneers running back Rachaad White picked up a 10-yard run with Ji’Ayir Brown tackling him. But, while making the play to get White down on the turf, Brown rolled into Warner, and it appeared his ankle got caught underneath his body. 

A video review showed the brutal nature of the injury, and both 49ers and Buccaneers players were motioning to the sideline to have medical personnel come out quickly. Buccaneers receiver Tez Johnson was one of those, and he even put his hands on his helmet in disbelief after seeing Warner’s injury up close. 

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San Francisco 49ers middle linebacker Fred Warner (54) warms up before a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on Oct. 12, 2025. (Nathan Ray Seebeck/Imagn Images)

It wasn’t long before the 49ers’ medical team put an air cast on Warner, and he was on the back of a cart on the way to the tunnel. Warner seemed in disbelief as he stared onto the field. 

49ers head coach Kyle Shanan revealed the diagnosis for Warner after the 30-19 loss, saying that he will be out for the remainder of the season as he needs surgery after suffering a discloated and broken ankle on the play. 

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