SANTA CLARA, Calif. (WKRC/AP) – San Francisco’s 49ers rookie receiver who was shot on Aug. 31 made his debut in the NFL Sunday afternoon.
Niners rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall made his debut exactly 50 days after being shot in the chest during a robbery attempt in San Francisco. Pearsall was activated from the non-football injury list and came in for his first play on San Francisco’s opening drive. He caught his first career pass late in the second quarter and finished with three catches.
“It meant everything considering all the adversity I went through this past month,” said Pearsall. “It was really good to go out there with my guys again.”
His presence was needed since San Francisco played the second half without its top three receivers. Jauan Jennings missed the game with a hip injury, Deebo Samuel played only four plays because of an illness and Aiyuk got hurt late in the first half.
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