{"id":56402,"date":"2025-05-20T12:46:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T12:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=56402"},"modified":"2025-05-20T12:46:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T12:46:12","slug":"san-francisco-49ers-make-fred-warner-nfls-highest-paid-linebacker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=56402","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco 49ers make Fred Warner NFL&#8217;s highest-paid linebacker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May 20 (UPI) &#8212; The San Francisco 49ers and Fred Warner agreed to a three-year, $63 million contract extension, which will make Warner the highest-paid linebacker in NFL history, his agency announced.<\/p>\n<p>Athletics First said Warner will receive $56.7 million in guarantees as part of the pact. The 28-year-old linebacker, who joined the 49ers in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft, was set to become a free agent after the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Warner totaled 131 combined tackles, 76 solo tackles, seven passes defensed, five tackles for a loss, four forced fumbles, two interceptions, an interception for a score and a sack over 17 starts last season.<\/p>\n<p>He eclipsed 100 tackles over each of his first seven seasons and made at least 130 tackles over each of his last four campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>The four-time All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection totaled 897 combined tackles, including 569 solo takedowns, 36 tackles for a loss and 10 sacks over his first 115 appearances. He missed just one game since entering the league.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/SN_cmuPCf6g5vvUQJmNBrg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/e989e4d41aed8516a34154b473c98cfb\" alt=\"San Francisco 49ers make Fred Warner NFL's highest-paid linebacker\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" aria-modal=\"true\"><\/dialog><\/div><figcaption>San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner missed one start through his first seven seasons. 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