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.

Pearsall is thankfully OK and was even back in the Niners facility within 48 hours, but the circumstances that led to the shooting are no less worrying. Pearsall was attacked in broad daylight in what is supposed to be a prominent business hub in San Francisco.

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Pearsall is not the first either: Brian Robinson spent his life in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, before being drafted by the Washington Commanders in 2022. He was shot in the leg by two juveniles during an armed robbery in Washington, D.C., before his rookie season began. Luckily, he also recovered and played that year.

It is a disturbing reality that minding your own business in a Democratic-run city is not necessarily safe. Pearsall and Robinson are not the only ones to find this out, but their stories highlight that this is a daily challenge for residents of these cities. If these crimes aren’t addressed, the NFL may need to add safety courses to the financial advice and other rookie information programs that it offers, at least for the players who grow up in Tuscaloosa or Gainesville and aren’t aware that criminals are a protected class in their new NFL cities.