San Francisco 49ers place rookie 1st rounder Ricky Pearsall on non-football injury list

The San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday placed wideout Ricky Pearsall on the non-football injury list as training camp approaches. Pearsall is eligible to be activated off the NFI list at any point.

The nature of Pearsall’s injury or ailment is unclear at this point.

Pearsall was selected by the 49ers with the No. 31 overall pick out of Florida in 2024 NFL Draft. In San Francisco, he joins one of the most loaded skill position rooms in the NFL. He began his college career at Arizona State.

Pearsall and the 49ers came to terms on his rookie contract in late June, signing a four-year rookie deal. He was the last of the 49ers’ rookie class to officially ink his first contract.

His contract has a total sum of $12.5 million, which is fully guaranteed. As a first-round pick, the former Gator’s contract also comes with a fifth-year option for the 49ers. If San Francisco chooses to keep him around through the 2028 season, they’ll exercise the fifth-year option after his third year in the league.

Pearsall emerged as one of the biggest up-and-comers in the draft process after impressive workouts at the NFL Combine and at his Pro Day. At the NFL Combine, Pearsall turned in a blazing 4.41-second 40-yard dash at 6 foot 1, 189 pounds. He also recorded a 10-9 broad jump and a 42-inch vertical jump.

One of the 49ers key pieces requested a trade on Tuesday

After failing to make progress on contract extension talks with the 49ers, wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk has officially requested a trade from the team that drafted him in the first round in 2020. The 1,000-yard receiver for the Super Bowl-contending 49ers is entering the final year of his rookie contract. According to Mike Garafolo, San Francisco met with Aiyuk recently, however, the team hasn’t discussed a potential contract extension since May, which is why he is now looking for his out.

The star wide receiver did not show up to mandatory minicamp and he might not be at training camp if things don’t improve. 49ers report date for rookies is July 16, but for veterans it’s July 23.

In a video posted on his TikTok this offseason, Aiyuk told rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, “they don’t want me back,” referring to the 49ers. Contacting his former Arizona State teammate was innocent enough, but it certainly got social media talking and signaled the direction the relationship was going in last month.

As a former first-round pick, Aiyuk had a fifth-year option on his rookie deal, which the 49ers opted to exercise instead of working out a long-term deal last year. Now, he’s slated to play for $14.124 million this season, well below market value.

Over the course of four years, Aiyuk has 269 catches, 3,931 yards, 25 touchdowns and 14.6 yards per catch. He set a career-high 1,342 yards last season, helping the 49ers reach the Super Bowl.