Raheem Mostert sat alone in the 49ers cafeteria in 2016, trying to find his way onto his seventh team in two years, when Joe Staley sat down and began a cherished mentorship.
“I just wanted to pick his brain, so I asked him, ‘What does it take for a guy like me to be like Frank Gore?’ ” Mostert recalled Wednesday in a video conference. “Because Frank Gore is my idol and I love watching him play, and I know Joe was blocking for him when he was here.”
Staley’s response: “Hey, Frankie G, he likes to work.