The San Francisco 49ers were already playing today’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers without edge rusher Nick Bosa, who is out for the season with an ACL injury.
They may be without another one of their stars for a while.
All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner went down on a 1st and 10 run by the Buccaneers halfway through the first quarter. A replay showed a gruesome ankle injury as Warner got rolled up on as safety Ji’Ayir Brown made a tackle on Buccaneers running back Rachaad White.
Warner’s right leg was put in an air cast and he was carted off the field and into the locker room.
Multiple players for the Buccaneers’ offense and 49ers’ defense knelt on the field as San Francisco’s training staff tended to Warner.
Almost the entire 49ers bench cleared to check on Warner as he was placed on the cart and taken off the field.
Second-year linebacker Tatum Bethune has entered the game in Warner’s place.
This story will be updated with more information when available.