Pearsall's PCL Setback Tests 49ers' Rehab-First Approach

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Ricky Pearsall is sidelined at 49ers camp with a re-aggravated PCL injury; symptoms emerged during intensive drills, leading medical voices to say surgery should be a last resort due to long recovery (9–12 months) and mixed results, so rehab and rest are the initial plan with surgery as a potential contingency, not a certainty.
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