Winters (neck) was a full participant in Wednesday's practice.
Winters tweaked his neck during the 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
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Winters is day-to-day due to a neck issue, Lindsey Pallares of the 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
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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
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Winters (concussion) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday night's contest with the Cowboys, Lindsey Pallares of the 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: Aggravates injury
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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 49ers' depth at linebacker while he is unable to compete.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Not ready for return
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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: Lands in San Fran
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The 49ers selected Winters in the sixth round of the NFL Draft, 216th overall.
Winters is undersized at 5-foot-11, 230 pounds, but he made his mark as a blitzer tallying 7.5 sacks his senior year with TCU. The 22-year-old also led the team in tackles in 2021, although given his lack of game-changing speed he's probably more of a special teams asset at the NFL level.
