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: Cleared to play Thursday
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Winters (knee) doesn't carry an injury designation into Thursday night's game against the Rams, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.
Winters played 100 percent of the defensive snaps last Sunday against the Jaguars but was limited in early-week practices before being cleared to play against Los Angeles. Winters has started all four games at linebacker for the Niners, logging 32 tackles (24 solo), including three TFLs, and two pass breakups on over 99 percent of the defensive snaps.
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49ers' Dee Winters: Plays every defensive snap Week 3
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Winters logged eight tackles (four solo) and a pass defense during the 49ers' 16-15 win over the Cardinals on Sunday.
Winters was one of four 49ers players to play every single defensive snap, and he finished second on the team in total tackles behind Fred Warner (11). Winters has logged eight tackles in back-to-back games, and his 22 tackles through three games is already half of what his total was across 15 regular-season games in 2024.
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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.
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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.
