The San Francisco 49ers acquired rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall to make his NFL debut exactly 50 days after being shot in the chest, but could lose starting receiver Brandon Aiyuk to a serious knee injury. be. Pearsall is returning from a non-football injury. He was placed on the list Saturday and was on the field when the 49ers took on the Kansas City Chiefs in a Super Bowl rematch. He appeared on the first play on San Francisco’s opening drive and caught his first career pass late in the second quarter. Video above: Surgeon who helped 49ers honorary officer Ricky Pearsall after shooting Pearsall’s return proved especially important as the Niners were without Aiyuk late in the first half with a right knee injury , the top three receivers were replaced. Aiyuk was hit in the knee after making the catch and remained there for several minutes. He was helped off the field and taken to the locker room. He will miss the remainder of the game, and there was no immediate word on the severity of his injury. After a long-term “hold-in,” Aiyuk signed a $120 million, four-year extension in late August, earning him the right to play in 25 games. He has 374 yards catching this season. Last season, he had 1,342 yards receiving and was named second-team All-Pro, but San Francisco was already without No. 3 receiver Jauan Jennings with a hip injury. Deebo Samuel, the other starting wideout, was reported sick just before the game. He attempted to play, but returned to the locker room midway through the first half after playing just four snaps and was ruled out for the first play of the game. Pearsall returned to practice Monday for the first time since being shot in the chest during a game. August 31st, San Francisco’s Union Square district. Although he was hospitalized overnight, he escaped damage to his organs and nerves and returned to training at the team’s facility the following week. Pearsall, a first-round pick in April, missed out on the majority. He had been dealing with hamstring and shoulder injuries during training camp practices, but was well on his way to preparing for the opening game before he was shot. He started his college career at Arizona State and transferred to Florida for his final two seasons. He had 65 catches for 965 yards and four touchdowns for the Gators last season and finished his college career with 159 catches for 2,420 yards and 14 TDs. On Sunday, the Chiefs defeated the 49ers 28-18.
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The San Francisco 49ers acquired rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall to make his NFL debut exactly 50 days after being shot in the chest, but could lose starting receiver Brandon Aiyuk to a serious knee injury. be.
Pearsall returned from the non-football injured list on Saturday and was on the field for the 49ers’ Super Bowl rematch against the Kansas City Chiefs. He appeared on the first play on San Francisco’s opening drive and caught his first career pass late in the second quarter.
Video above: 49ers honorary officer and surgeon who helped Ricky Pearsall after the shooting
Pearsall’s return proved especially important as the Niners were without their top three receivers as Aiyuk went down late in the first half with a right knee injury.
Aiyuk hit his knee after making the catch and was down for several minutes. He was helped off the field and taken to the locker room. He will miss the remainder of the game, but the extent of his injury has not been announced at this time.
Aiyuk, who signed a $120 million, four-year extension in late August after a long-term “hold-in,” has 25 catches for 374 yards this season. He had 1,342 yards receiving last season and was named second-team All-Pro.
San Francisco was already without No. 3 receiver Jauan Jennings, who was sidelined with a hip injury. Deebo Samuel, the other starting wideout, was reported sick just before the game. He attempted to play, but returned to the locker room midway through the first half after playing just four snaps and missed the first game.
Pearsall returned to practice on Monday for the first time since he was shot in the chest in San Francisco’s Union Square neighborhood on August 31st. Although he was hospitalized overnight, he escaped damage to his organs and nerves and has returned to training at the team facility. Next week.
Pearsall, a first-round draft pick in April, missed most of training camp practices with hamstring and shoulder injuries, but was well on his way to preparing for Opening Day before being shot. .
He started his college career at Arizona State University and transferred to Florida for his final two seasons. He had 65 catches for 965 yards and four touchdowns for the Gators last season and finished his college career with 159 catches for 2,420 yards and 14 TDs.
The Chiefs defeated the 49ers 28-18 on Sunday.
