That is extraordinarily puzzling.
The 49ers have positioned rookie first-round decide Ricky Pearsall on the Non-Soccer Damage Checklist for undisclosed causes. It is doable he has a nagging damage from school which is forcing the 49ers to close him down, however he participated in OTAs and minicamp only a few weeks in the past. To be honest, he wore a blue non-contact jersey, however I assumed that was as a result of he hadn’t signed his contract but. He regarded wholesome and he practiced at full velocity.
It is doable that Pearsall injured himself lately whereas coaching for the upcoming season. If that is the case, it is doable the damage is minor and he’ll be off the NFI checklist in just a few weeks. But when he is not off it by the point the 49ers reduce their roster all the way down to 53 gamers, he’ll should miss not less than the primary 4 weeks of the season.
It is fascinating that this information comes out the identical day that Brandon Aiyuk reportedly requested a commerce. The 49ers have been going by way of a tense negotiation with Aiyuk and have been unwilling to fulfill his calls for. They really feel they’ve all of the leverage, which is why they drafted Pearsall within the first place. They need an insurance coverage plan in case Aiyuk decides to sit down out a part of the season.
Now the insurance coverage plan is injured, which suggests Aiyuk has extra leverage than earlier than. No surprise he requested a commerce right now. What higher time to request one? If Pearsall misses all of coaching camp, the 49ers might need no alternative however to present Aiyuk what he needs.
Keep tuned.