"It speaks to everybody who's been in my corner the entire time the trainers, the strength staff, the plan they put together for me to help push me along. It truly did take an army to help me get to this point. God bless my wife, she was eight to nine months pregnant, trying to take care of me when I was on that (knee) scooter. I'm just super blessed to be right where I'm at."
"I put that question out there to him, a few weeks after my surgery. I said, In a different world, would I be able to come back?' He said, Yeah, it's a possibility.' The first six weeks, when you're non-weight bearing, they're kind of the same. After that, you can manipulate the way you rehab, going forward aggressively and safely, of course, to ultimately get back to this point."
Fred Warner resumed limited practice as the 49ers opened his 21-day window after he fractured and dislocated his right ankle in October. Coaches will monitor his progress as he rejoins drills, with Kyle Shanahan emphasizing a slow approach and a realistic target of returning by the NFC Championship Game if the team reaches it. Warner described a day-by-day recovery mindset and did not rule out attempting to play in the divisional round. He credited trainers, strength staff, and his pregnant wife for supporting his rehab. Warner said a doctor called a return possible after early healing and that rehab could progress aggressively and safely after the initial non-weight-bearing period.
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