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49ers' Dee Winters: Past neck issue
Dee Winters (neck) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice.Winters tweaked his neck during the San Francisco 49ers' 12-6 loss to the Rams this past Sunday. The issue wasn't severe enough to limit his practice participation Wednesday, and barring any setbacks, Winters should be able to play against the Dolphins on Sunday.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Dealing with neck injury
Dee Winters is day-to-day due to a neck issue, Lindsey Pallares of the San Francisco 49ers' official site reports.Winters appears to have hurt his neck in some manner during Thursday's Week 15 loss to the Rams. He logged six defensive snaps and 12 special-teams snaps in the loss, finishing with one tackle. Winters' nine percent defensive snap share was his lowest of the campaign, though it's not clear if that was due to the neck issue or more related to Dre Greenlaw (Achilles/knee) making his season debut. Winters had originally been deemed questionable to return early in the first quarter Thursday but re-entered the contest before the period ended.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Full participant in practice
Dee Winters (concussion) was a full participant in San Francisco's practice Wednesday, Nick Wagoner of ESPN reports.Winters suffered a concussion during the team's Week 8 win over the Cowboys but has now cleared the league's concussion protocol. The 24-year-old should be good to go for Sunday's matchup versus the Buccaneers where he can contribute on both defense and special teams.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Done for night
Dee Winters (concussion) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday night's contest with the Cowboys, Lindsey Pallares of the San Francisco 49ers' official site reports.Winters suffered a concussion in the third quarter against Dallas, ultimately bringing his night to a premature close. The linebacker's impact is most prevalent on special teams, so his absence doesn't carry a substantial change on defense.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Will be suiting up
Dee Winters (ankle) is active Sunday against the Patriots, Lindsey Pallares of the team's official site reports.Winters missed the first two games of the season with the injury, returning in Week 3 only to aggravate the injury and exit early. However, he's healthy enough again to suit up and will be on the field Sunday against New England.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Aggravates injury
Dee Winters (ankle) has exited Sunday's game against the Rams, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.Winters has been dealing with an ankle issue since training camp, which is the likely cause of his exit Sunday. His exit will be a blow to the San Francisco 49ers' depth at linebacker while he is unable to compete.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Past ankle issue
Dee Winters (ankle) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.The second-year pro missed each of the San Francisco 49ers' first two contests due to an ankle injury, but following Wednesday's full practice, it appears he's moved past the issue. Now that Winters has returned to full health, he's expected to serve as one of San Francisco's top rotational linebackers.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Not ready for return
Dee Winters (ankle) is inactive Sunday against the Vikings.Winters also missed the team's Week 1 win over the Jets as he continues to work on his recovery from an ankle injury suffered in the team's preseason finale. The second-year pro will now focus his efforts to return in Week 3 against the Rams.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Ruled out for Week 1
Dee Winters (ankle) will not play Monday against the Jets, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.Winters sustained an ankle injury in the San Francisco 49ers' preseason finale against the Saints. He was a DNP for all three practices leading up to Week 1, and he'll turn his focus to try and play in Week 2 against the Vikings on Sept. 15.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Will undergo MRI
Dee Winters will have an MRI this week to determine the severity of his ankle injury, Lindsey Pallares of the San Francisco 49ers' official site reports.Winters appears to have picked up the injury during Friday's preseason game against the Raiders, when he recorded three tackles (two solo). Winters has been competing for a bigger role on the 49ers' defense after playing mostly on special teams in 2023.