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Super Bowl LIV: What are top 10 tales about 49ers’ jersey numbers?

MIAMI — Fred Warner certainly picked the right season to change his number. His jersey number, that is.

The 49ers’ leading tackler switched from No. 49 to 54. Come Sunday, No. 54 will be the 49ers’ starting middle linebacker in Super Bowl LIV (Roman-numeral translation: 54).

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“I knew all along. I read minds, baby,” Warner joked at his locker last week. “It’s kind of uncanny.”

SANTA CLARA, CA – SEPTEMBER 22: San Francisco 49ers’ Fred Warner (54) heads onto the field before their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.