Your daily San Francisco 49ers news for Friday, November 22nd, 2024
Nick Sorensen, Chris Foerster preview 49ers-Packers Week 12 matchup
“San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Nick Sorensen and offensive line/run game coordinator Chris Foerster spoke to reporters before Thursday’s practice as the team prepares for its Week 12 matchup against the Green Bay Packers. Here’s everything they said.”
Niners’ Purdy (shoulder) limited again ahead of Packers clash
“Niners coach Kyle Shanahan told KNBR Radio in San Francisco that Purdy actually progressed from Wednesday to Thursday but made it clear there are still hurdles to clear for Purdy to play at Green Bay.”
“He was still limited today, so he didn’t do as much yesterday,” Shanahan told Copeland. “Did a little more today, but by no means was he doing his normal workload. Went out there and did a little bit, then went back in about halfway through and rested his arm up and just continuing his rehab. Hopefully it will be feeling great on Sunday.”
While Purdy’s limited designation helps explain his withdrawal Thursday, there still is plenty of uncertainty about whether the 24-year-old will be able to start Sunday’s pivotal NFC matchup at Lambeau Field.”
“Pearsall, who is Catholic, was lying in the street when Sgt. Joelle Harrell, a devout Catholic, began praying for him after she pressed his T-shirt against the wound in his chest and used her baseball cap to create pressure on his exit wound in his back. The bullet had struck a few inches below Pearsall’s tattoo of praying hands.
Pearsall recalls “freaking out” and frantically asking Harrell if he was going to survive. She offered reassurance and said she was going to pray for him, which Pearsall didn’t initially welcome.
“I was just like, ‘Am I going to live?’ — I wasn’t worried about prayer at that moment,” Pearsall said. “But she started and something just took over me and I felt relaxed. I’m bleeding everywhere. I mean, this s— just happened. But we were just hugging, she was praying and I felt such a calmness that things were going to be OK, even though I didn’t know in the moment.
“We were still waiting on the ambulance and the other officer that was there was saying that we needed to hurry up. The spot where the bullet wound was — they were worried about it. It was ‘hurry up and get him to the hospital.’ But I just felt so relaxed even though I didn’t know the outcome.”
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At the hospital, Pearsall was swiftly taken to the ICU. His room number, 14, matched his jersey number. Pearsall was confused: Did they know he played for the 49ers? He quickly discovered it was a coincidence, although he viewed it as a sign that he was being watched over.
“I was like, ‘Are you doing this because I’m No. 14? Can you say that again?’” Pearsall said. “‘Room No. 14, that’s crazy. That means more than you think.’”
The bullet went through Pearsall’s chest at an angle and exited the side of his back. He survived, was discharged the next morning and made his NFL debut 50 days later because it didn’t strike vital organs or nerves and passed through an area between two ribs. A doctor traced the bullet’s journey on a whiteboard for Pearsall and his family and admitted she couldn’t explain its improbable course.
“She said, ‘I’ve never seen a bullet path like this. I’m not a religious person, but something like this would make me religious,’” Pearsall said. “For me, that was a very impactful moment.”