“They give you a whole new perspective,” Gross-Matos said. “Even just listening to the way they ask questions. Some things that they know and that they think about, I’ve never heard before. So I’m just trying to pick their brains as much as possible and just try to take all the good traits and put them in myself.”

Rookies often talk about a noticeable shift in game speed from college to the pros. Gross-Matos has certainly felt that in practices so far. 

“Everybody being as good as they are, it seems faster than it actually is,” Gross-Matos said. “So just got to get adjusted, and I feel like I’ve adjusted pretty well.”

Gross-Matos hasn’t needed to do much adjusting to the pace of practice, though. Head coach Matt Rhule’s sessions have featured a brisk tempo, something Gross-Matos is familiar with from his time