Fred Warner’s latest trip through the NFL’s discipline office came with a hefty price tag.
The league fined the 49ers All-Pro linebacker $65,673 for two unnecessary roughness violations tied to San Francisco’s Week 6 win over Washington, according to multiple reports. One of those fines was $47,762 for a hit on Commanders tight end Chig Okonkwo, while the other checked in at $17,911 for using his helmet to initiate contact.
The play in question came in the fourth quarter of the 49ers’ 23-17 Monday night win, when Warner delivered helmet-to-helmet contact as Okonkwo secured a 2-yard catch. Officials threw a flag on the field, then picked it up.
“The NFL fined 49ers LB Fred Warner $65,673 for two unnecessary roughness violations last week - including $47,762 for this hit on Commanders TE Chig Okonkwo.
Officials threw a flag on the play, but then picked it up. pic.twitter.com/Ro4ll4vtbX
- Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 24, 2026”
This marks Warner’s fourth fine of the season. He was already hit with two fines totaling $41,793 after the 49ers’ Week 3 win over the Arizona Cardinals. Altogether, the 29-year-old has now been fined $107,466 in 2026.
There’s also more than money hanging over him now. Warner is two infractions away from an automatic one-game suspension for hits on defenseless players, and the same rule applies to hip-drop tackles, the violation he was fined for in Week 3.
Even with the league keeping close tabs on him, Warner has put together a strong year on the field. In his ninth NFL season, and after his 2025 campaign was interrupted by an ankle injury, he has 58 tackles, three forced fumbles and three pass breakups through six games. That forced-fumble total is one shy of his career best, set in 2023 and 2024, while his three quarterback hits leave him four short of matching his high from 2019.
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