The 49ers placed Ricky Pearsall on the reserve/non-football injured list on Monday as he recovers from a gunshot wound sustained in an attempted robbery over the weekend, which is able to keep him out for no less than the primary 4 games of the season.
Pearsall, 23, could be activated from the roster for the Oct. 6 game against the Arizona Cardinals, however the team has given no indication whether he is predicted to be able to play by then.
The 49ers signed offensive tackle Brandon Parker to a one-year contract to take Pearsall's spot on the 53-man roster.
Pearsall, the 49ers' first-round pick on this spring's NFL draft, was shot Saturday in San Francisco's Union Square, police said. He was shot within the chest and the bullet exited his back, in line with a Facebook post from his mother. She also said he was “incredibly lucky” that his vital organs weren’t hit. Video from the scene shows Pearsall holding a bandage over an apparent wound within the upper right a part of his chest.
The rookie wide receiver was released from San Francisco General Hospital on Sunday. The attempted robber, a 17-year-old Tracy man, was also taken to the identical hospital with a gunshot wound after a struggle with Pearsall. Police arrested him on the scene and his condition is unknown.
The 49ers' wide receiver corps without Pearsall includes recently prolonged contract signing Brandon Aiyuk, in addition to Deebo Samuel, Jauan Jennings, Chris Conley, Ronnie Bell and rookie Jacob Cowing.
San Francisco also signed defensive lineman Sam Okuayinonu to its practice squad and released offensive lineman Sebastian Gutierrez from the roster.
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