Winters (ankle) is inactive for Sunday's wild-card contest versus the Eagles.
Winters' status was up in the air after he sustained an ankle injury during the loss to Seattle in the regular-season finale. The 25-year-old will miss Sunday's contest along with San Francisco's other starting outside linebacker Luke Gifford (quadriceps), who was also injured during Week 18. In their absence, Curtis Robinson and Garret Wallow should start alongside middle linebacker Eric Kendricks.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Questionable to face Philly
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Winters (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's wild-card road game against the Eagles, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Winters and Luke Gifford (quadriceps) are both questionable, leaving the status of San Francisco's linebacker corps in flux. Both starting outside linebackers were injured in Week 18 against the Seahawks, and Winters was subsequently unable to practice in any capacity throughout the week. Curtis Robinson and Garret Wallow would be the next men up at the position flanking Eric Kendricks.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Not practicing Wednesday
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Winters (ankle) did not practice in Wednesday's session, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.
Winters sustained an ankle injury in last Saturday's loss to the Seahawks, and the weakside linebacker's playoff status is now in jeopardy. The 25-year-old will have two more opportunities to increase his practice participation in an attempt to dodge any injury designation ahead of Sunday's playoff game against the Eagles. If Winters cannot suit up, the 49ers' linebacker corps, which typically consists of eight players, will be down to just four at most. Linebacker is the most likely position to be elevated from the practice squad for the 49ers on Saturday.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Playoff status in jeopardy
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Winters could miss the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs due to an ankle injury he sustained during the 49ers' 13-3 loss to the Seahawks on Saturday, Noah Furtado and Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle report.
Winters went to the locker room in the second quarter of Saturday's loss after sustaining an ankle injury and wasn't cleared to return, finishing with two tackles (one solo). Tatum Bethune (groin) also left the game in the fourth quarter, and the starting duo were replaced by Eric Kendricks and Garret Wallow. The conclusion of Sunday's slate of games will ultimately determine who the 49ers face in the wild-card round and when, but it appears Winters is in danger of missing at least the first round of the NFC playoffs. Along with Kendricks and Wallow, Curtis Robinson -- who was a healthy scratch for Week 18 -- would all be candidates to start at linebacker if one or both of Winters and Bethune were to miss the first round of the postseason.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Questionable to return in Week 18
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Winters suffered an ankle injury in Saturday's game against the Seahawks and is questionable to return.
Winters suffered the injury in the first half but was able to walk off the field under his own power. It's unclear if he'll be able to return, but Garret Wallow has replaced Winters for the time being.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Minimal production against Caroina
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Winters recorded one tackle (one solo) in Monday's 20-9 win over the Panthers.
Winters was on the field for all 46 of San Francisco's defensive snaps, but he had his least productive game of the season. It was an odd game script with Carolina attempting only 13 rushes, so Winters should bounce back in Week 13 against the Browns.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Double-digit tackles vs. Arizona
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Winters posted 10 tackles (five solo) during the 49ers' 41-22 win over the Cardinals on Sunday.
Winters was given the green light to play Sunday after managing a knee injury during Week 11 prep, and he finished as the 49ers' second-leading tackler behind Curtis Robinson (12). It's the third time this year that Winters posted double-digit tackles, and the 2023 sixth-rounder is up to 77 tackles (52 solo) and three pass defenses through 11 regular-season games.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Good to go Week 11
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Winters (knee) does not carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against Arizona.
Winters logged an LP/LP/FP practice log during Week 11 prep, and he has been cleared to play in Sunday's NFC West clash. The third-year linebacker has posted 67 tackles (47 solo) and three pass defenses through 10 regular-season games.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Still managing knee issue
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Winters (knee) was a limited practice participant Wednesday, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Winters has been dealing with a knee issue since getting hurt Week 8 versus Houston. He has been able to suit up in each of San Francisco's two subsequent contests despite not logging a full practice during that time, so odds are that he'll be able to play again this Sunday versus Arizona. However, it makes sense to monitor Winters' practice status Thursday and Friday to be sure he continues to participate in some capacity.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Green light to play Week 10
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Winters (knee) is active for Sunday's game against the Rams, Briana Jeannel of the 49ers' official site reports.
Winters had his practice reps limited due to a knee injury, but the third-year pro has been cleared to play in Sunday's NFC West tilt. He has 59 tackles (42 solo) and three pass defenses through nine regular-season games.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Tagged as questionable Week 10
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Winters (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Rams, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.
Winters logged an LP/DNP/LP practice log to draw the questionable tag for Week 10. He has played nearly every defensive snap through the first nine games of the regular season, so his absence would open the door for Curtis Robinson and rookie third-rounder Nick Martin to see more work at linebacker.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Still working through knee issue
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Winters (knee) was limited in Wednesday's practice, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Winters was able to play through a knee injury against the Giants in Week 9, when he played every single defensive snap while recording five tackles (two solo). He'll have two more chances to log a full practice this week, but even if he remains limited, he's likely to be available for Sunday's game against the Colts, barring a setback.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Playing Sunday
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Winters (knee) is active for Sunday's contest against the Giants, Briana Jeannel of the 49ers' official site reports.
The starting linebacker suffered the injury in Week 8 against the Texans and logged a couple of limited practices ahead of Sunday's matchup. Now that he's suiting up, Winters can be expected to resume his normal role, as he's played on most of the defensive snaps for San Francisco this season. The third-year pro already has a career-high 54 tackles (40 solo) on the year.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Questionable for Week 9
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Winters (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Giants, Jennifer Lee Chan of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Winters ended the week with back-to-back limited practices to earn the questionable tag for Week 9, and his status for Sunday's game may not be officially known until the 49ers announce their list of inactive players approximately 90 minutes before the 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff. Winters is working through a knee injury he sustained against the Texans in Week 8, and if he can't play Sunday, then rookie third-rounder Nick Martin and Curtis Robinson would be the top candidates to start alongside Tatum Bethune and Luke Gifford at linebacker.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Back at practice Thursday
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Winters (knee) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Winters was labeled as day-to-day due to a knee injury he sustained against the Texans in Week 8. He's opened the week with a DNP-LP practice log, and his participation in Friday's session will determine whether he enters Sunday's game against the Giants with an injury designation. Winters tallied 11 tackles against Houston in Week 8, which was as many as he accumulated from Weeks 5 through 7.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Labeled day-to-day
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Head coach Kyle Shanahan said Monday that Winters is considered day-to-day due to a knee injury he sustained during Sunday's 26-15 loss to the Texans, Jennifer Lee Chan of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
Winters injured his knee early in the third quarter of Sunday's game. He was able to return briefly before being ruled out early in the fourth frame and finished with 11 tackles (seven solo) while playing 58 of 80 defensive snaps (72.5 percent). The good news for Winters is that the he has avoided a serious injury, though the third-year linebacker's practice participation over the coming week will be worth monitoring ahead of the 49ers' Week 9 clash against the Giants.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Won't return Week 8
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Winters (knee) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Texans.
Winters sustained a knee injury early in the third quarter, which has been deemed severe enough for him to not return to Sunday's contest. Nick Martin and Curtis Robinson are in line to see more defensive snaps at linebacker the rest of the way in Winters' absence.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Tallies four tackles
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Winters registered four tackles (three solo) during Thursday's 26-23 overtime win over the Rams.
Winters briefly left Thursday's game due to a shoulder injury, but he was quickly cleared to return and ended up playing every defensive snap. His four tackles were a season low, but he's up to 36 total tackles through five regular-season games and is close to clearing his total from the 2024 campaign (44 total tackles across 15 regular-season games).
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49ers' Dee Winters: Returns to game
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Winters (shoulder) hast returned to Thursday night's game against the Rams, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
The linebacker has two tackles (one solo) on the night. Winters played on nearly every defensive snap across the first four weeks, recording 32 tackles (24 solo) in those contests.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Nursing chest injury
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Winters (chest) is considered to be day-to-day with a chest injury heading into Week 17, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.
Winters appears to have picked up a chest injury in the team's loss to the Dolphins on Sunday, recording eight total tackles (six solo) and a pass defensed while playing 49 defensive snaps and 14 snaps on special teams in the contest. The linebacker's status at practice will be worth keeping an eye on ahead of Monday night's matchup with the Lions in Week 17.
