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Packers picked a lifelong fan of the team during the 2022 draft

The Green Bay Packers drafted a lifelong fan of the team during the 2022 NFL draft.

Shortly after being picked by the Packers in the seventh round on Saturday, Georgia Tech safety Tariq Carpenter shared this photo of himself wearing a championship t-shirt from the Packers’ win in Super Bowl XLV, with the caption: “So grateful to be a Packer. Being a Packer has always been a dream of mine. It’s time to get to work!”

The Packers picked Carpenter, who made a pre-draft visit to Green Bay, at No.