Ricky Pearsall is close to making his NFL debut.

In fact, the San Francisco 49ers’ wide receiver could take the field for the first time very soon – as in this weekend, less than two months after he was shot in the chest during an attempted robbery in San Francisco’s Union Square district.

Pearsall began practicing with the team Monday. Four days later, General Manager John Lynch was asked during a radio appearance whether there’s a chance the rookie would see the field Sunday when the 49ers host the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs.

“Absolutely there’s a chance,” Lynch said Friday.”He’s had a good practice week.”

On Aug. 31, nine days before the start of the season, Pearsall was walking to his car alone when police say he was shot by a 17-year-old boy trying to rob him. A bullet entered Pearsall’s chest and exited his back but missed his vital organs, according to a social media post by his mother, Erin.

This week, the 49ers opened a window for Pearsall to begin practicing while he remains on the non-football injury list. They have three weeks to decide when to activate him.

GIANTS: The last thing sensational rookie receiver Malik Nabers remembers prior to his concussion late in the fourth quarter against Dallas on Sept. 26 was New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones throwing the ball in his direction near the sideline.

That’s it. He was hit by Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs as the ball reached his hands in front of the Giants’ bench, was knocked to the ground and hit his head on the artificial surface at MetLife Stadium.

“I mean, it was scary when I couldn’t remember what happened or couldn’t remember, like, the last play I was in,” Nabers said Friday, a day after clearing the NFL concussion protocol. “So, yeah, it was kind of scary.”

Nabers said it was his first concussion. He believes he was knocked out on the play. His symptoms over the past three weeks were headaches and a “throbbing in the head.”

Nabers hopes to play in a game for the first time since the concussion on Sunday when New York (2-4) plays host to the Philadelphia Eagles (3-2) at MetLife Stadium. He was added to the injury report with a groin problem on Thursday but he said it’s something he has played with before.

Nabers, who led the NFL with 35 catches after four games, missed games against Seattle and Cincinnati with the concussion. He is now ranked seventh overall in receptions and his 386 yards receiving are 14th in the league.

DOLPHINS: Running back De’Von Achane said he cleared concussion protocol Friday and is hoping to play Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts.

Achane was concussed in the first quarter of Miam’s Week 5 matchup against New England after a helmet-to-helmet hit from Jaylinn Hawkins. The second-year running back said he has not experienced any symptoms since a couple of days after the hit.

Achane has 183 yards rushing on 53 carries with one rushing touchdown and has seen an increased role in the passing game, with 21 catches on 23 targets and 186 yards receiving.

He averaged 7.8 yards per rush as a rookie in 2023 with 800 yards.

RAMS: Los Angeles is likely to wait until Sunday to determine whether top receiver Cooper Kupp will return from his ankle injury, Coach Sean McVay said.

Kupp was listed as questionable Friday for the Rams’ home game against the Las Vegas Raiders. The Super Bowl 56 MVP hasn’t played since Week 2 for the Rams (1-4).

Kupp returned to practice in a limited capacity this week following Los Angeles’ bye. He racked up 18 receptions in the Rams’ first two games despite injuring his ankle during their blowout loss at Arizona.

RAIDERS: Wide receiver Jakobi Meyers is expected to miss his second game in a row because of an ankle injury when Las Vegas visits the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.

The Raiders are likely to be thin again at the position. Star Davante Adams missed the previous three games because of a hamstring injury and then was traded Tuesday to the New York Jets.

Meyers is second on the team in receiving with 25 catches for 273 yards and a touchdown. Tight end Brock Bowers has 37 receptions for 384 yards and a TD.

PANTHERS: Carolina is on a three-game losing streak and now has a growing list of injuries to deal with entering Sunday’s game at Washington.

The Panthers (1-5) ruled out linebackers Josey Jewell (hamstring/groin), Claudin Cherelus (hamstring) and Jon Rhattigan (knee/illness), offensive tackle Taylor Moton (triceps), running back Jonathan Brooks (knee) and defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson (knee), while outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney (shoulder), defensive tackle Jaden Crumedy (ankle) and safety Sam Franklin (foot) are listed as doubtful.

CUTLER ARRESTED: Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and possession of a handgun after a minor collision on Thursday.

Cutler, 41, was given a $5,000 bond and was released, according to a statement from the Franklin (Tenn.) Police Department. Police say they responded to an accident and it appeared that Cutler’s vehicle rear-ended another. Officers detected the smell of alcohol on Cutler, who also had blood-shot eyes and was slurring his words, the police said.

Cutler refused a field sobriety test and was taken to a hospital where a blood sample was obtained after getting a search warrant, the release said.