Robert Saleh was expressing gratitude recently for the 49ers having two players whose zeal for practice help pull along everyone else in a repetitive training camp setting.

One was tight end George Kittle, who makes no bones about the fact that he loves every rep and can’t conceal his unabashed joy for all things football.

The other is middle linebacker Fred Warner, a seven-year veteran who got his start under Saleh as a rookie out of Brigham Young and took his lumps playing an unfamiliar position in 2018.

Warner offered a gentle correction Thursday following a joint practice with the Las Vegas Raiders in Henderson, NV. The 49ers play the Raiders in their second exhibition game Saturday at 1 p.m. at Allegiant Stadium.

The practice habits Warner has are borne out of everything he lear

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