just over a week after being shot during an attempted robbery 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky piol made an unexpected appearance at Levi Stadium for his team's season opener against the New York Jets although piol wouldn't be playing his presence was a powerful reminder of his resilience and determination following a terrifying ordeal on August 31st piol who celebrated his 24th birthday on Game Day walked into the stadium looking upbeat sporting a denim outfit despite the seriousness of his recent injury piol was determined to show support for his teammates stating but to still come through instead even though we not playing it's whatever in a video posted by the 49ers the incident that sidelined piol was particularly alarming during an attempted robbery a 17-year-old suspect targeted peol for his Rolex watch the confrontation escalated and piol was shot in the chest fortunately he survived and was released from the hospital just a day later on September 1st the asent has since been charged with multiple felonies including attempted murder piol has been placed on the non-football injury list ruling him out for at least the first four games of the season however the 49ers remain confident that he will return to to action later this year general manager John Lynch expressed his optimism stating that piol is expected to play when he is fully ready both physically and mentally though no official timeline has been set it is possible that piol could make his debut in week five when the 49ers face the Arizona Cardinals on October 6th P Saw's recovery and resolve are a testament to his strength and while he won't be on the field immediately his journey back to health has already inspired both fans and his fellow players