The life of an NFL rookie is difficult. You must learn a new playbook, deal with multiple rookie chores, and try to avoid being shot when your new home is run by Democrats.

San Francisco 49ers first-round pick Ricky Pearsall found this out the hard way. Pearsall was born in Phoenix and played college football in Tempe, Arizona, and Gainesville, Florida. He was drafted to the Niners, requiring him to live under the criminal justice system built (or dismantled) by California and Bay Area Democrats. Before the season even began, Pearsall was shot in the chest by a 17-year-old in what is likely an attempted robbery in San Francisco’s Union Square.