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I played at NFL’s toughest stadium, Seattle is hard, Kansas City and Minnesota are great but one is better than all
Fred Warner has spent six seasons in the NFL and played in almost 100 games, including the playoffs.
Sure, Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium is loud.
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Of course, Seattle's famed Lumen Field ranks among the best fan environments in the NFL.
But in a league filled with 32 teams spread across the United States of America, Warner is adamant that one stadium is clearly louder and better than the rest.
It just happens to be the same stadium that Warner calls home.
"There's a lot of good stadiums out there," Warner exclusively told talkSPORT. "But none better than Levi's Stadium, I have to say."
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The San Francisco defender is part of a 49ers team that excels at home.
Warner's crew is 3-1 this year inside Levi's Stadium and was almost perfect last season, posting a sparkling 8-1 mark.
San Francisco started the 2023 campaign as the NFL's hottest team.
After a three-game losing streak threatened to derail the 49ers' Super Bowl hopes, San Francisco rebounded last week with a dominant 34-3 road victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Warner, who entered the NFL as a third-round pick in 2018 out of BYU, acknowledged that a division rival of the 49ers possesses one of the best homefield environments in the league.
"I love playing there [in Seattle]. Great stadium, great atmosphere," Warner explained of Lumen Field where he travels to on Thanksgiving.
"Seattle, their team has always brought a lot of energy, regardless of whether they're home or away. So that's one of the loudest stadiums that I've been a part of.
"My greatest memory of being there was in 2019, Week 17. Dre Greenlaw on the goal line, game of inches for the No. 1 seed in the playoffs that year, and ultimately going on to the Super Bowl. That was a big moment."
Entering Week 11, the 49ers (6-3) are tied with Seattle for first place in the NFC West.
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There's also a build up near the top for the loudest stadiums in the league.
"Obviously, Kansas City is a really loud stadium," Warner said. "I've always liked the Minnesota Vikings atmosphere that they have in their stadium."
But according to Warner no stadium can top Levi's in Santa Clara, California near San Francisco.
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