SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco 49ers suffered a pair of blows in Florida on Sunday, falling to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and losing a star player to a gruesome ankle injury.

Linebacker Fred Warner was carted off of the field during the first quarter of what would ultimately be a 30-19 loss for the 49ers.

ESPN reported that 49ers Coach Kyle Shanahan said after the game that Warner dislocated and fractured his ankle. The player will require surgery, which will end his season.

The injury occurred while Warner was attempting to take down Buccaneers running back Rachaad White, when teammate Ji'Ayir Brown fell into Warner’s ankle from behind during the play.

Warner was taken from the field with an air cast around his right leg.

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