49ers' Ricky Pearsall upgraded to fair after being shot in chest - ESPN

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, who was shot in the chest Saturday afternoon during an attempted robbery in central San Francisco, was upgraded to fair condition on Sunday.

Pearsall, 23, had been listed as «serious but stable condition» at San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.

Pearsall's mother said Sunday in a social media post that the bullet exited out her son's back and missed his vital organs, adding that he is «extremely lucky.»

The suspect, a 17-year old male from Tracy, California, was arrested Saturday, according to San Francisco Police Chief William Scott.

Pearsall was walking alone shortly after 3:30 p.m. Saturday when a suspect attempted to rob him with a gun on Geary Boulevard in the Union Square area.

According to the San Francisco Fire Department, a 911 call at 3:38 p.m. PT reported shots fired at the corner of Geary and Grant streets, a block away from San Francisco's Union Square. Police arrived shortly after.

Pearsall was signing autographs at an event center earlier in the afternoon and had headed to Union Square after, according to ABC 7 San Francisco.

According to the San Francisco Police Department, a physical altercation between Pearsall and the suspect ensued during the attempted robbery and both were injured. Pearsall and the suspect were later transported to San Francisco General Hospital.

«A struggle between Mr. Pearsall and the suspect ensued and gunfire from the suspect's gun struck both Mr. Pearsall and the subject,» Scott said Saturday during a news briefing.

The condition of the alleged gunman was not immediately disclosed.

Scott said there was «no indication» that the suspect had targeted Pearsall because he is a professional football player and added that