Fred Warner claims the top spot in AP’s NFL linebacker rankings
1 year, 3 months ago

Fred Warner claims the top spot in AP’s NFL linebacker rankings

Associated Press  

The job of an off-ball linebacker has perhaps never been harder in the NFL. No linebacker pulls off that trick better than Fred Warner, whose versatility helped anchor San Francisco’s top-ranked defense a year ago and made him the unanimous choice by The Associated Press for the top spot among off-ball linebackers. A panel of nine AP Pro Football Writers ranked the top five players at off-ball linebacker, making their selections based on current status entering the 2023 season. Roquon Smith got four second-place votes and came in third, Demario Davis got one second-place vote and came in fourth with Matt Milano fifth. Warner is stout against the run and can defend wide receivers deep downfield like he famously did in a playoff win last season against Dallas’ CeeDee Lamb.

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Thompson: Fred Warner, 49ers humble Cowboys and look like the NFL’s best
1 year, 2 months ago

Thompson: Fred Warner, 49ers humble Cowboys and look like the NFL’s best

New York Times  

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Fred Warner, on third-and-2 for the Dallas Cowboys early in the second quarter, didn’t react to the snap. It was the kind of “wow” play — on the national stage of “Sunday Night Football” — that made your inner voice whisper “Fred Warner is so good” while involuntarily shaking your head. It’s my favorite time of …

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