Kyle Shanahan knew 49ers linebacker Fred Warner was special from the start.
, his coach Kyle Shanahan might have had an idea. The offensive-minded coach took time Monday to reflect on Warner's abilities after the linebacker played a huge part in securing the 49ers' third trip to the NFC Championship Game in four seasons with Sunday's divisional-round playoff win over the Dallas Cowboys.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.
"Fred is as good of a player as there is in this league," Shanahan said via conference call."I mean, his rookie year we knew we had something special, just how he came in and was able to play so much for us, and the pressure we put on him calling the defense and stuff like that. And how he could handle it as a rookie like he was a 10-year vet."
Warner came into training camp as a rookie and competed for San Francisco's starting role at middle linebacker. The BYU product proved his worth and started all 16 games for the 49ers in 2018, recording 124 combined tackles , six pass deflections and one forced fumble on a team that finished 4-12 after quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo tore his ACL in Week 3.
But in 2019, as the 49ers Faithful know, everything came together for San Francisco -- and Warner was a huge reason why. The team started the season 8-0 and went all the way to the Super Bowl just one year removed from a four-win season.
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