49ers receiver Ricky Pearsall was released from the hospital Sunday, one day after he was shot in the chest during an attempted robbery in San Francisco, the team announced.
Pearsall was allegedly shot by a 17-year-old who attempted to take his Rolex watch, and his mother, Erin Pearsall, wrote in a post on Facebook that the bullet “exited out his back” but missed the vital organs.
“First and far most I want to thank God for protecting my baby boy,” Erin wrote in her post, according to The Athletic. “He is extremely lucky, God shielded him. He was shot in the chest and it exited out his back. Thanks be to God it missed his vital organs.”
She added that Pearsall was “in good spirits” after being taken to the hospital in what the 49ers called “serious but stable condition” following the shooting.
“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 team continued in its statement Sunday.
Pearsall was selected by the 49ers in the first round — at No. 31 overall — of April’s draft.
