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49ers sideline Ricky Pearsall due to knee injury, surgery to happen 'in next couple of weeks'
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What happened49ers sideline Ricky Pearsall due to knee injury, surgery to happen 'in next couple of weeks'.
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Center49ers sideline Ricky Pearsall due to knee injury, surgery to happen 'in next couple of weeks'
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Right / center-right49ers star wide receiver Ricky Pearsall out for the season, to undergo surgery on knee in crushing blow
49ers star wide receiver Ricky Pearsall out for the season, to undergo surgery on knee in crushing blow
The San Francisco 49ers were dealt a massive blow on Saturday, as John Lynch announced that star wide receiver Ricky Pearsall will miss the upcoming season.
49ers sideline Ricky Pearsall due to knee injury, surgery to happen 'in next couple of weeks'
(KRON) -- San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch told reporters Saturday that Ricky Pearsall, 25, will be sidelined for nine to 12 months after he has a procedure on his posterior c...
