Horrifying moment 49ers star Fred Warner sustains sickening injury, leaving rivals praying on the field

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner was carted off with a horrifying leg injury on Sunday, with rival players for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers appearing to pray for him as he left the field.

Warner, widely considered one of the best in his position in the NFL, went down after getting tangled up with his own man, Ji'Ayir Brown, as Bucs running back Rachaad White pushed forward with the ball.

But immediately, both sets of players knew something was wrong as Warner fell down - Bucs wide receiver Tez Johnson was particularly animated as he realized something was wrong. 

They were screaming for medical assistance to rush onto the field as Warner writhed in agony, holding his right leg. Replays appeared to show Warner's foot pointing in the wrong direction. 

Eventually, after a lengthy delay, Warner was carted off the field with his right leg in an air cast.

Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield, meanwhile, appeared to be praying on the field while Warner was being treated by doctors.

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