While Fred Warner is optimistic they can do just that in 2025, pointing to their previous experience of doing just that in 2020 — when a 6-10 season was followed by a 10-7 campaign and a run to the NFC Championship Game in 2021 — he expects the challenge to be harder this time around.

“Not at all,” Warner said. “Brock Purdy, he’s the man. He will be the 49ers quarterback for a very, very, very long time with plenty of Super Bowl rings on his fingers. He’s about to be a very rich man soon, and I can’t wait to see it.”

Fred Warner, the heart of the San Francisco 49ers’ defense, left no doubt about where he stands on Brock Purdy’s future as the team’s quarterback. Appearing on ESPN’s Postseason NFL Countdown, Warner emphatically endorsed Purdy as the 49ers’ long-term solution under center,