San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall has been placed on the non-football injury list after being shot during an attempted robbery in central San Francisco. The incident occurred on Saturday when a juvenile suspect tried to rob Pearsall with a gun as he was walking alone carrying shopping bags to his car on Geary Boulevard in the Union Square area.
Pearsall sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and was hospitalized overnight at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. He was released on Sunday, but the team has not provided a timeline for his recovery. As a result of being placed on the non-football injury list, Pearsall will have to miss at least four games.
