As his Ricky Pearsall Jr. arrived at Levi’s Stadium after being drafted by the 49ers, his father recalled how he used to throw Skittles at him to groom his catching skills.
The San Francisco 49ers’ first-round draft pick Ricky Pearsall is joined by his family during his introduction, Friday, April 26, 2024, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. He was joined by his mother Erin Pearsall, his father Ricky Pearsall, his step-mother Kasey Pearsall, and his girlfriend Victoria Moraga. SANTA CLARA — Ricky Pearsall Sr.
“I have a funny story about that,” the elder Pearsall told this news organization after his son’s media meet-and-greet.“So, he was pretty young. I saw him running around the backyard and said, ‘This kid looks pretty fast, even in his diapers.’ I knew I wanted to have a son who played sports. Then it went to the point we’d throw the ball around and we’d play catch.“So I had a pile of Skittles. I told him, ‘Every time you catch it with your hands, you get a Skittle, but you can’t eat it, yet.
The Pearsalls did not stop there. They would do other football drills, all year long, to enhance his career that’s reached the NFL, via the 49ers’ No. 31 overall pick in Thursday night’s NFL Draft. With his father, as well as his mother, Erin, sitting in the Levi’s Stadium auditorium during Friday’s introductory press conference, Ricky Jr. said: “Words can’t explain the impact they had on me since I was a young kid.
Ricky Pearsall Jr. grew up in Chandler and played quarterback in a youth football league not far from where current 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy was raised, in the further east suburb of Queen Creek.
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