49ers’ Ricky Pearsall Enters Camp in ‘Positive Light’ Despite Shooting Flashbacks
SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, JUL 31 – Nick Bosa embraces a leadership role as Ricky Pearsall returns to practice after recovering from a gunshot wound and missed most of training camp, impacting 49ers' wide receiver depth.
- Ricky Pearsall, a first-round draft pick, survived a gunshot wound during a robbery attempt in San Francisco before entering training camp with the 49ers in a positive light.
- The 49ers have dealt with multiple injuries, including hamstring strains, but affected players are expected back soon.
- Defensive end Nick Bosa dismissed concerns about the previous season's drama, stating, 'Drama is from the outside.'
- Quarterback Brock Purdy noted the team has changed, saying, 'We have a new team, we have a young team,' referencing roster changes due to free agency.
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49ers' Ricky Pearsall says he's willing to meet suspect who shot him during attempted robbery in SF
"I want to first see if he's open to it because, you know, that's also important to me." Ricky Pearsall took to the podium to answer reporters' questions when he was asked if he would extend an "olive branch" to the teen suspect.

49ers’ Ricky Pearsall enters camp in ‘positive light’ despite shooting flashbacks
SANTA CLARA – Ricky Pearsall’s upbeat presence at 49ers training camp reflects his healthy strides, and not just physically. It’s been 11 months since he survived a gunshot wound through his right chest in an attempted robbery he foiled near San Francisco’s Union Square. “Unfortunately, I revisit that every single night I go to bed,” Pearsall said after Thursday’s practice. “I kind of carry that with me. Now it’s not as much as avoiding it and w…

Nothing but good vibrations at 49ers training camp, in contrast to 2024
SANTA CLARA — Cue up The Beach Boys. It’s nothing but “Good Vibrations” in the early days of training camp. A drama-infused and injury-laden summer that preceded a 6-11 season a year ago has given way to a new-look 49ers roster and a new-look camp. That was after three straight trips to the NFC Championship Game and one painful loss in Super Bowl LVIII following the 2023 season. You could hardly blame the 49ers for expunging last year’s camp fro…
NFC Notes: Nick Bosa, Jared Verse, 49ers, Rams, Seahawks
49ers 49ers DE Nick Bosa is entering the seventh year of his career in 2025 and feels like he needs to take on a “leadership role” going forward. “I definitely need to take a leadership role, for sure,” Bosa said, via Vic Tafur of The Athletic. “It’s one thing to come in and work on my job and get better, which is all I’ve ever really worried about. And then it’s another thing to try and bring everybody along with you. So it’s definitely someth…
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