San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall will be activated and make his NFL debut Sunday against Kansas City 50 days after he was shot in the chest .
Pearsall made it through his first week back at practice with no issues and will officially be taken off the non-football injury list, Coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday.
Shanahan didn't know how long Pearsall would take to get up to speed but was pleased with what he saw during the week of practice for him to play against the defending champion Chiefs at home.
"There was no expectation in that way," Shanahan said. "I just wanted to see him. We hadn't seen him out there in a while. Monday I didn't even really count because it was a walkthrough. But Wednesday he looked great. And Thursday was even better. And today was even more comfortable. So that made the decision pretty easy."
Pearsall was shot in the chest during a robbery attempt in San Francisco's Union Square area and was hospitalized overnight. He avoided damage to any organs and nerves and was back working out at the team facility the following week.
