Fred Warner #54, Kwon Alexander #56 and Inside Linebackers Coach DeMeco Ryans of the San Francisco 49ers (Photo by Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images)
First-team All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner was already an essential part of the SF 49ers defense over the last three seasons.
But in the wake of the Niners losing defensive coordinator Robert Saleh to the NY Jets’ head-coaching vacancy, Warner’s importance will only grow even more.
Warner already grew into one of the game’s top linebackers under the tutelage of Saleh, who was also a linebackers coach way back before he took over San Francisco’s defensive coordinator job back in 2017.