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How injured 49ers star Fred Warner could rejoin team in the playoffs

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(KRON) — The San Francisco 49ers could be on the verge of getting a star player back for their postseason run.

The 49ers opened linebacker Fred Warner’s practice window Tuesday, the team announced. When a player is cleared to practice, a 21-day window starts, and the player must be placed on the active 53-man roster or be placed on season-ending injured reserve at the end of the three-week period.

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Warner could return to the field if the 49ers defeat the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday and advance to the NFC Championship game.

“If he tells me he’s good, I’m probably going to think he’s good and trust him to get out there,” head coach Kyle Shanahan said. “But you can’t always think with your heart and emotionally, so you ask doctors where he’s at, all the things that these guys have to pass, just protocols that he’s got to hit before we feel safe.”

Warner has been sidelined since Week 6 after suffering a broken and dislocated ankle injury that ended his 2025 regular season.

In late December, a report emerged that the linebacker’s recovery was ahead of schedule, and that a postseason return was in the cards. Warner has also shared videos of his workouts without any braces or casts on social media.

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