When 2025 is said and done, San Francisco 49ers fans will look back at the Week 5 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and remember it not by the final score of 30-19, but rather they'll remember it as the game All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner suffered a horrific ankle injury that ultimately ended his season.
And his run as the Niners' proverbial "iron man." After all, Warner had missed just one start since his NFL debut in 2018.
Warner's loss is a massive team loss, yes. Coordinator Robert Saleh's defense was clearly not the same after the backer's departure on a cart, and one can only wonder how Saleh will help mitigate Warner's absence for the rest of the season.