Scott Polacek@@ScottPolacekIncluded Columnist IVSeptember 2, 2024
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The San Francisco 49ers will lack pass receiver Ricky Pearsall for a minimum of the very first 4 video games of the 2024 season as he recuperates from being shot on Saturday.
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Monday that San Francisco put the novice on the reserve/non-football injury list, which implies he can not play in the very first 4 video games.
This follows the group revealed Sunday that he was launched from the medical facility:
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An upgrade on Ricky Pearsall. > pic.twitter.com/aoF2s9Ztcm
The event occurred Saturday, and the San Francisco Police Department launched the following declaration (h/t Sean Cunningham of KTXL): “49ers Ricky Pearsall was shot through the chest in a break-in effort over a Rolex. He was headed to a finalizing occasion on Geary & & Market. There was a battle for the weapon. Both Ricky & & the suspect were shot. Both celebrations steady at SF General Hospital.”
The group revealed Saturday that “he sustained a bullet injury to his chest and remains in major however steady condition.”
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital updated him to “reasonable condition” on Sunday prior to his release, while Schefter and The Athletic's David Lombardi shared an upgrade from Pearsall's mom, Erin:
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Ricky Pearsall's mother, Erin, published on Facebook that the bullet went into Pearsall's chest and left his back without striking any essential organs > pic.twitter.com/YXKUY4m8I3
San Francisco chose Pearsall out of Florida in the preliminary of the 2024 NFL draft at No. 31 general, which was especially noteworthy offered the trade reports at the time relating to pass receivers Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk.
While both Samuel and Aiyuk are still with the group after the latter signed a long-lasting offer this offseason, Pearsall still figures to work his method into the rotation eventually after publishing 65 catches for 965 lawns and 4 goals in his last college season with the Gators.
He missed out on time this offseason with a hamstring injury he suffered while exercising far from the 49ers, however the group triggered him from the non-football injury list on July 29 in a relocation that appeared to clear the method for his return.
He will now be out for at least the very first 4 video games, which will be versus the New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots.
