49ers Expect Ricky Pearsall at Training Camp Soon

Ricky Pearsall isn't expected to be on the physically unable to perform list for long.

Jan 5, 2025; Glendale, Arizona, USA; San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall (14) looks on prior to the game against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images | Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images

It seems it won’t take long for Ricky Pearsall to make his training camp debut.

On Tuesday, the San Francisco 49ers held a press conference for John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan to kick off training camp.

During the presser, Lynch was asked about Pearsall’s status. The 49ers had placed him on the physically unable to perform list, meaning he was still nursing a hamstring injury.

But Lynch clarified that while Pearsall will miss the start of training camp, he doesn’t anticipate him being inactive for long.

John Lynch said Ricky Pearsall (hamstring) will begin training camp on PUP, but he likely only be on it short term.

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"Ricky had a bad hamstring in OTAs. I mean, not real bad, a normal one. He's good now," Shanahan said. "He’s hit all his miles per hour. He is fine. We just haven't seen him the last two weeks. We're not going to throw a wide-out out there the first three days. We don't want to pull it again until we see his conditioning and everything, which we should get in three days, and then he should be good.”

The 49ers expect Pearsall at training camp soon. Given the 49ers' view of Pearsall’s PUP stint as “short-term,” I’d guess he will make his debut on July 27.

That is the second wave of camp practices for the 49ers, and it comes off their first rest day. Or, Pearsall could practice on July 25, giving him a rest day immediately.

In any case, Pearsall should be viewed as a question mark, especially because he was supposed to be fine by now.

His hamstring injury held him out of OTAs and minicamp. Shanahan had assured that the injury wasn’t serious and the 49ers were being extra cautious with him.

However, when the 49ers placed him on the PUP list, it was alarming. Hamstring injuries are always a concern, especially for Pearsall.

It was an issue for him last year during training camp as well. So far, his hamstrings are struggling to hold up.

Who knows how long he will hold up once he does make his debut?