Ricky Pearsall has ‘good first day' back at 49ers practice as defense shows out

SANTA CLARA — The 49ers welcomed Ricky Pearsall back to practice on Sunday&period;The second-year wide receiver, who was activated off the PUP list after recovering from a hamstring injury, worked with the special-teams unit returning punts and with the offense during team drills&period; Coach Kyle Shanahan was happy to have the young wideout back in the mix&period;“It was nice,” Shanahan said&period; “His rep count was real low&period; I think he got eight reps today, but [we’ll] see how he did with recovery and stuff&period; I didn’t hear any complaints, and good first day back&period;” Year 2 loading pic&period;twitter&period;com/yVaPr0LWTL — 49ers on NBCS (&commat;NBCS49ers) July 27, 2025 Of his eight 11-on-11 reps, Pearsall caught three passes, one from Mac Jones and two from Brock Purdy&period; The receiver appeared excited to be back in the rotation as he interacted with his teammates&period; It also was Purdy’s return to practice after missing Friday’s session due to personal reasons, which Shanahan noted was “all good news&period;” The coach, however, left the details for Purdy to explain when he next speaks to the media&period; Practice stopped abruptly prior to the final period, when Tarron Jackson was injured during team drills&period; For several minutes, team medical staff surrounded the defensive lineman, who was able to speak and move his extremities before being transported to nearby Stanford Hospital for further evaluation&period;Practice resumed several minutes later after Shanahan and the team made the joint decision to continue&period;The defense had a strong showing for the second consecutive practice, but it was not as dominant of a performance as Friday’s session in Purdy’s absence&period; Still, Bryce Huff, Mykel Williams and C&period;J&period; West were seen in the backfield getting pressure on whomever was under center&period; Chase Lucas also got past the offensive line on a blitz&period;Defensive back Dallas Flowers broke up a Jones pass while Huff and Nick Martin applied pressure&period; Linebacker Chazz Surratt got his hand on a pass from Purdy that was intended for tight end Jake Tonges, forcing an incompletion&period;Rookie defensive back Derrick Canteen forced an incomplete pass on a Tanner Mordecai attempt to running back Corey Kiner, and fellow rookie Jakob Robinson broke up the quarterback’s very next attempt to Equanimeous St&period; Brown&period;Veteran defensive back Siren Neal closed out the practice with an interception of a Moredecai pass potentially intended for Quintez Cephus, who was the only receiver in the area&period;The best offensive plays of the day included a connection between Purdy and Pearsall during red zone drills&period; The wideout was covered by both Ji’Ayir Brown and Upton Stout&period; Purdy also found tight end Luke Farrell in back-to-back plays, with the new addition to the 49ers’ offense showing he can be used as a receiver as well as a blocker&period;Injury updates:Jauan Jennings, who dealt with a calf injury during minicamp, left practice early due to the same ailment&period; Shanahan did not have any further updates at the time of his press conference&period; Both receiver Jacob Cowing and cornerback Renardo Green, who are dealing with hamstring injuries, should be returning to the field in a few weeks before the 49ers’ preseason game against the Raiders in Las Vegas&period;Offensive linemen Ben Bartch was seen doing extensive work with team trainers during the early portion of practice&period; The potential staring left guard could be returning soon from a quad injury&period;Odds and ends:Trent Williams, Nick Bosa and Christian McCaffrey did not participate in practice with veteran rest days&period; They all were seen watching practice from the sidelines&period;Brandon Aiyuk was out on the field with the wide receivers, running lightly, throwing and catching the ball&period;Jake Moody made three of his four field-goal attempts, missing only at the furthest distance, which was a 54-yard attempt&period; Greg Joseph made all four of his attempts&period;The 49ers return to the field Monday for their first padded practice&period;Download and follow the 49ers Talk Podcast

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