In a wide receiver room filled with question marks, former first-round pick Ricky Pearsall has begun to cement himself as a reliable option for the San Francisco 49ers.

"I just felt like I was behind the eight ball," Pearsall said when speaking with reporters. "I like to say that I rolled out of bed and started running routes because I damn near did. You can't really rehab a gunshot wound.

Ricky Pearsall is 11 months removed from suffering a gunshot wound that derailed the early part of his rookie season. He