49ers receiver Ricky Pearsall shares how he has taken his game to the next level

SANTA CLARA — The name of the play is “trips right, three-jet, Florida.”Yet, the guy who finished his college career at Florida did not think the ball would be coming his way when he broke the 49ers’ huddle for a crucial fourth-and-2 play.The pass was not called specifically for Pearsall, though it certainly sounded that way when coach Kyle Shanahan revealed the name of the play after the 49ers’ 16-15 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.“That’s what you’d think, right?” Pearsall told NBC Sports Bay Area on Wednesday. “But I think that play was called that long before I got here.” RICKY PEARSALL WITH A HUGE GRAB pic.twitter.com/ch3YR6XuOj — 49ers on NBCS (@NBCS49ers) September 21, 2025 Pearsall arrived last season as a first-round 2024 NFL Draft pick from Florida after he spent his first three college seasons at Arizona State.Pearsall made the nice grab of a 34-yard pass from Mac Jones that contributed to the 49ers’ last-second win. He landed hard on his left knee and got up slowly. He was held out of practice on Wednesday.“I was feeling sore, but it’s just a...