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49ers Announce Ricky Pearsall Has Been Released From Hospital
On Sunday afternoon, the San Francisco 49ers announced rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall had been released from the hospital. Pearsall was shot through the chest on Saturday during an attempted robbery.
"San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was released from the hospital this afternoon as he continues to recover from a bullet wound in his chest," the team statement said. "He and his family, along with the entire San Francisco 49ers organization, would like to thank the San Francisco Police Department, emergency medical services, doctors and staff at San Francisco General Hospital."
The full statement can be found below.
From @49ers: Ricky Pearsall is home from the hospital pic.twitter.com/iKKq3TTRih
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 1, 2024
Earlier in the day, Pearsall's mother posted on Facebook to announce the bullet had missed his vital organs and that Pearsall was in "good spirits."
All in all, great news for Pearsall and his family.
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LIAM MCKEONE
Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, he is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books and video games. McKeone has been a member of the National Sports Media Association since 2020.