49ers GM delivers powerful message in wake of Pearsall shooting: ‘We all can be better’ [Video]

SANTA CLARA. Calif. – The San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday held the team’s first practice since rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot in the chest during an attempted robbery in Union Square over the weekend.

General Manager John Lynch spoke during a press conference at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, offering an update on how the 23-year-old wide receiver was doing, and he delivered a heartfelt message filled with gratitude as he offered his perspective on the events.

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“By the grace of God, Ricky Pearsall’s here, with the team,” Lynch said. “We just all feel incredibly blessed. You know, I was able to be down at the hospital and if I heard it from one person, I heard it from so many down there: It’s nothing short of miraculous that he came out of this as good as he did.”

The general …