Gross-Matos couldn’t pass up playing for ‘legendary’ Kocurek on 49ers

SANTA CLARA — There was no way Yetur Gross-Matos was going to pass up an opportunity to play for the 49ers. The fifth-year pass rusher signed a two-year, $18 million contract with San Francisco as a free agent this offseason and already is making use of all the organization's resources. From Nick Bosa to Kris Kocurek, Gross-Matos is taking advantage of it all. "I've been watching [Bosa], learning everything I can," Gross-Matos told NBC Sports Bay Area. "Listening to everything he's got to say. Some things you can't emulate because he is Nick Bosa, but just getting bits and pieces from his game." Gross-Matos spent his first four seasons with the Carolina Panthers after being drafted in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft out of Penn State. The edge rusher registered 13 sacks along with 142 tackles - 64 solo, 19 for a loss - in his first four NFL seasons The Nittany Lion is naturally a defensive end but was asked to play outside linebacker as a Panther. While Gross-Matos believes he can deliver both, he knows the 49ers' system will give him a chance to thrive. But it wasn't only the positional opportunity that drew Gross-Matos to the Bay Area — it also was Kocurek....