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The San Francisco 49ers got some needed reinforcements for the defensive interior but will wait at least another week to get first-round\u00a0rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall<\/span>\u00a0back at practice.<\/p>\n This was the first week that players placed on injury lists before the season opener could be brought back to practice and the 49ers opened the practice window for\u00a0defensive tackle Kalia Davis<\/span>\u00a0on Wednesday but are holding off on Pearsall\u2019s return after he was shot in the chest during a robbery attempt in San Francisco on Aug. 31.<\/p>\n Coach Kyle Shanahan said Pearsall wasn\u2019t ready to practice this week but said he could be close to a return.<\/p>\n Pearsall missed the majority of training camp practices with injuries to his hamstring and shoulder but was set to be ready for the opener before the shooting. Pearsall narrowly avoided any serious injury but the team has said it plans to be patient as Pearsall recovers from the physical and emotional toll.<\/p>\n Pearsall has been working out on the side but can\u2019t return to practice until the 49ers open a three-week window for his return.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m excited for Ricky whenever he does get that nod,\u201d linebacker Fred Warner said. \u201cObviously he\u2019s been working his tail off to get back after that unfortunate situation. But I love the way that Ricky came in from day one and has competed.\u201d<\/p>\n Davis has been sidelined since injuring his knee in the exhibition opener on Aug. 10 but provides a needed boost to a defensive tackle rotation that lost starter Javon Hargrave to a potentially season-ending triceps injury,<\/p>\n Davis was a sixth-round pick in 2022 and missed his entire rookie season recovering from a knee injury from his final year in college at Central Florida. He played three games last season with one sack.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n