Former Florida football receiver and San Francisco 49ers rookie Ricky Pearsall will return to practice for the first time since being shot in the chest during a robbery attempt back on Aug. 31.
Luckily, Pearsall avoided damage to any of his organs and nerves and his recovery has been progressing smoothly.
“I would think it’d be a longer ramp-up period, but health-wise and everything, he is totally good to go,” 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said on Friday about Pearsall’s status for competing in games. “But I really won’t decide that stuff until we start watching him practice. We’re not going to rush it or anything. If he’s ready, he’s ready. And if he’s not, we’ve got a few weeks.”
Pearsall was selected by San Francisco with the 31st overall pick in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft. He was the sixth receiver taken off the board and had a solid collegiate career.
Pearsall spent his first three seasons with the Arizona State Sun Devils before transferring to Florida for his last couple of seasons.
As a Gator, Pearsall played in 25 games where he had 98 catches for 1,626 yards and nine touchdowns. He had 175 rushing yards on 11 carries and three rushing touchdowns.
The 49ers are coming off a Thursday night victory over the Seattle Seahawks and look forward to seeing Pearsall join an elite wide receiver room in the weeks to come.
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