Ricky Pearsall made his emotional return to the field Sunday ... playing his first NFL game after taking a bullet to the chest during an alleged robbery attempt -- and, he just made his first catch.
made his emotional return to the field Sunday ... playing his first NFL game after taking a bullet to the chest during an alleged robbery attempt -- and, he just made his first catch.
The 49ers wide receiver pulled in a pass against the Kansas City Chiefs just moments ago in his first career game ... tackled after a gain of just six yards.Not much to write home about for the typical NFL wide receiver ... but, Pearsall's journey is far from typical -- as you know Pearsall ended up in the hospital after cops say a manAccording to cops, the incident went down at around 3:30 in the afternoon on August 31 in Union Square hours after RP participated in an autograph signing.
Pearsall was shot in the chest during an alleged scuffle with a 17-year-old assailant ... though, the bullet missed all vital organs according to his mom.is truly sorry for his actions and felt real remorse over the incident. The shooting went down just 50 days ago ... but, the first-round pick is clearly recovering just fine -- and, he's trying to help his team win this afternoon!Ozzy Osbourne's Former Guitarist Jake E. Lee Speaks Out After Being Shot
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