Pearsall's PCL Setback Tests 49ers' Rehab-First Approach
TL;DR
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.
- Ricky Pearsall waiting to have surgery on PCL wasn’t avoidance; it was medically sound Niners Nation
- 49ers’ former 1st-round pick Ricky Pearsall’s season is officially over Yahoo Sports
- 49ers are putting WR Ricky Pearsall on season-ending IR Yahoo Sports
- 49ers have 'concern' over Pearsall's latest knee flare-up espn.com
- 49ers injuries (including to Ricky Pearsall) mounting again, while Brock Purdy rebounds The New York Times
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