In her 19-12 triumph San Francisco 49ers Above the Dallas Cowboys In the Divisional Round of the 2023 NFL Playoffs, a Latino player was a starter for the California team. he was the linebacker Fred Warner.
At the 1:24 mark of the second quarter, with the score tied 6-6, Dallas headed into halftime with the lead. However, Warner prevented this by intercepting a pass from dak prescottt at the San Francisco 12-yard line that had a goal CeeDee Lamb. It was Prescott’s second interception of the game.
49ers player of Mexican 🇲🇽 and Panamanian 🇵🇦 descent Fred Warner intercepts Dak Prescott. It’s the second interception of the game for the Dallas quarterback🏈 #Cowboysvs49ers pic.twitter.com/lk6in1xn28
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Warner is certainly the heart of a San Francisco defensive unit. who finished the 2022-23 regular season as the best in the entire NFL. He was second on the team with 79 tackles. His individual performance in this campaign saw him through to be named to his second career Pro Bowl.
Who is Fred Warner? The Latino NFL star who leads the San Francisco 49ers defense
Frederick Anthony Warner was born on November 19, 1996 in San Marcos California. His father is of Panamanian blood and his mother of Mexican blood. He grew up in a home where Latino culture was very present.
“My mother’s father is from Mexico and unfortunately he died when she was little.” Warner said in an interview with NBC Sports Bay Area. “But my family from Los Angeles is on the Mexican side, they’ve always been involved in my life.”
“And Spanish was always spoken in my house. My mother, my grandmother, my father, they all speak Spanish fluently. So, yes, it was a part of my life.”
From 2014 to 2017 he played college football with Brigham Young University (BYU). Warner recorded 264 tackles and seven interceptions in his four seasons with the Puma playing inside line. In the 2018 NFL Draft, he was taken by the 49ers in the third round with the 70th overall pick. He was the ninth linebacker taken.
In 2020, his second NFL season, He was recognized as one of the best players in his position named to the Pro Bowl and All-Pro team. In July 2021, Warner made history then by becoming the highest paid player in NFL history after signing a $95 million contract extension with San Francisco.
