"Warner was officially ruled out Friday from the 49ers' divisional-round visit to the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday night, three months after his right ankle fracture. Coach Kyle Shanahan announced Tuesday that Warner's practice window would open this week for a potential return next week, and he reiterated Friday that could be the case if the 49ers reach the NFC Championship Game for an eighth straight time when making the playoffs."
"A day after going through an impressive warmup session before a brigade of media, Warner was relegated to watching and vocally supporting his teammates in Friday's walk-through session. Eric Kendricks will start a second straight game at middle linebacker, having sealed Sunday's wild-card win at Philadelphia with a fourth-down pass breakup."
"I saw improvement. Still battling it and why he's still questionable."
Fred Warner was ruled out Friday for the divisional-round game against the Seattle Seahawks after a right ankle fracture suffered three months earlier. Shanahan opened Warner's practice window this week for a potential return next week, contingent on the 49ers reaching the NFC Championship Game. Warner participated in a warmup but watched Friday's walk-through and supported teammates vocally. Eric Kendricks will start at middle linebacker again. Safety Ji'Ayir Brown (hamstring) is out. Questionable players include Ricky Pearsall (knee), Dee Winters (ankle), Luke Gifford (quadriceps) and Jacob Cowing (IR activation deadline Saturday).
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