The San Francisco 49ers are just past the halfway point of training camp in Santa Clara, but second-year receiver Ricky Pearsall is making sure to soak up each opportunity to prepare for the new season.

"I just felt like I was behind the eight ball," Pearsall said when speaking with reporters. "I like to say that I rolled out of bed and started running routes because I damn near did. You can't really rehab a gunshot wound.