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49ers WR Ricky Pearsall Held out of OTAs due to Injury

Slowly but surely, Ricky Pearsall is becoming an injury concern.

Jose Luis Sanchez III

Dec 30, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall (14) during the game against the Detroit Lions at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images
Dec 30, 2024; Santa Clara, California, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall (14) during the game against the Detroit Lions at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images / Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images
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Here we go again.

The San Francisco 49ers are anticipating being without former first-round wide receiver Ricky Pearsall for offseason team activities.

On Thursday, head coach Kyle Shanahan revealed that Pearsall is being held out of practice due to a hamstring injury. Shanahan classified the injury as a "tweak," so the concern isn't heavy.

Holding out Pearsall is the right call for the 49ers. Hamstrings are extremely tricky and vary for every player. Practicing on a tweaked ham could worsen into a severe strain if Pearsall isn't careful.

While holding him out is wise, it is tough to deny that Pearsall is slowly but surely becoming an injury concern. Last year, he was limited in OTAs due to a shoulder injury.

Fast forward to training camp, and it was a hamstring injury that forced Pearsall to miss time. It's unclear if this is the same hamstring, but in either case, his hamstrings appear to be made of carnitas.

Tweaking a hamstring twice in nine months is alarming, no matter how you look at it. And even though it is just OTAs, Pearsall needs to be out there.

He has missed too much time due to injuries and from his unfortunate shooting incident. He showed a lot of promise towards the end of the 2024 regular season.

What he needs now is to string together a ton of practices to establish himself. Unfortunately, this injury is a hiccup.

Now, missing OTAs will not be significantly detrimental. If he can avoid injuries when training camp begins, then he can make up for lost time.

But as of now, Pearsall is under a microscope and is currently on a path to being labeled injury prone.

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JOSE LUIS SANCHEZ III

Jose Luis Sanchez III has covered the San Francisco 49ers daily for FanNation since 2019. He started off as the lead publisher for FanNation's All49ers, then switched positions to become the Deputy Editor in 2020. Sanchez writes, edits, and produces videos daily for All49ers. He also co-hosts a show on YouTube with All49ers lead publisher Grant Cohn weekly. Prior to FanNation, Sanchez started his writing career back in 2016 for the school newspaper at Skyline college where he covered all sports team in the Bay Area. Following that from 2017 to 2019, he found a role as a contributor for FanSided's news desk along with their site's Just Blog Baby covering the Las Vegas Raiders and Golden Gate Sports every professional Bay Area sports team. Atop all of that, he was able to graduate with a Bachelors degree in Communication Studies at San Francisco State University in 2020. Sanchez is committed to ensuring he delivers transparent analysis and straightforward opinions that resonates with readers to get them thinking.

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