San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner was always going to take the next step to become a legitimate player in this league. What we didn’t know is Kwon Alexander would be the one to accelerate that process. As much as we love to talk about analytics, football is still an emotional game. Richard Sherman is the vocal leader of the defense, but Alexander injects a level of energy that was much-needed.
You wouldn’t describe Warner as quiet, but he was undoubtedly reserved. The more he is around Kwon, the more you can see him jumping up and down before practice, or getting his teammates fired up in between plays.