49ers’ Ricky Pearsall Released from Hospital After Being Shot in Chest
The San Francisco 49ers announced rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was released from the hospital Sunday.
The update from the team comes after Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reported he was upgraded to “fair condition” by Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital on Sunday after he was shot on Saturday.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter and David Lombardi of The Athletic shared an update from Pearsall’s mother, Erin, as well:
On Saturday, the 49ers announced he was in “serious but stable condition” as the “victim of an attempted robbery and shooting.”
KTXL’s Sean Cunningham shared an update from the San Francisco Police Department on Saturday that said “Pearsall was shot through the chest in a robbery attempt over a Rolex.
He was headed to a signing event on Geary & Market.
There was a struggle for the gun. Both Ricky & the suspect were shot. Both parties stable at SF General Hospital.”
The 49ers selected Pearsall out of Florida with a first-round pick at No. 31 overall in the 2024 NFL draft. He started his collegiate career at Arizona State and transferred to the Gators ahead of the 2022 campaign.
Pearsall’s best college season came with Florida in 2023 when he tallied 65 catches for 965 yards and four touchdowns. That was enough to convince the 49ers to use a first-round pick on him and add him to a wide receiver group that also includes Brandon Aiyuk and Deebo Samuel.
The rookie spent some time this summer on the non-football injury list thanks to a hamstring injury he suffered while working out away from the team’s facility, but the 49ers activated him on July 29.
San Francisco’s first game of the regular season is on Sept. 9 against the New York Jets.