49ers make Fred Warner the NFL's highest-paid LB with new extension

The San Francisco 49ers proceed to dole out big-money contract extensions to their greatest gamers. Their newest extension is for linebacker Fred Warner.

Warner and the 49ers agreed to a three-year, $63 million contract extension together with $56 million assured, a supply confirmed to USA TODAY Sports activities’ Tyler Dragon.

That is the second extension Warner’s signed because the 49ers drafted him within the third spherical, No. 70 total within the 2018 NFL Draft out of BYU. He is solely missed one common season sport in seven years within the league and was a starter instantly.

Warner was a first-team All-Professional in 2020, the identical 12 months he made his first Professional Bowl. He is made each in every of the final three seasons as probably the greatest linebackers within the NFL.

Warner had two years left on the extension he’d signed previous to the 2021 season. That deal made him the highest-paid linebacker within the league and this new extension does so once more.

Warner joins tight finish George Kittle and quarterback Brock Purdy amongst 49ers gamers who signed multi-year extensions this offseason. Kittle turned the highest-paid tight finish within the league together with his deal.

The 2025 season marks Warner’s age-29 marketing campaign and his eighth within the NFL. San Francisco’s protection may look a lot completely different this fall after dropping gamers in free company and bringing in new expertise by way of the NFL Draft. Longtime coordinator Robert Saleh is again within the constructing as properly.

Fred Warner stats

Since Warner entered the league in 2018, solely three gamers have tallied extra tackles than him: Bobby Wagner, Roquan Smith and Foyesade Oluokun.

This is how his stats have appeared each season:

2018 (16 video games): 124 tackles, three tackles for loss, six passes defensed, one pressured fumble, one fumble restoration
2019 (16 video games): 118 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, one interception, 9 passes defensed, three pressured fumbles
2020 (16 video games): 125 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, two interceptions, six passes defensed, one pressured fumble, two fumble recoveries
2021 (16 video games): 137 tackles, seven tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, 4 passes defensed, one pressured fumble, three fumble recoveries
2022 (17 video games): 130 tackles, three tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, one interception, 10 passes defensed, one pressured fumble
2023 (17 video games): 132 tackles, six tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, 11 passes defensed, 4 pressured fumbles
2024 (17 video games): 131 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sacks, two interceptions, seven passes defensed, 4 pressured fumbles