From then on he was just hoping the Packers were sold on him.
The 6-foot-3, 313-pound defensive tackle found out right after the draft, when Green Bay signed Lancaster as one of 14 rookie free agents, who are joining the Packers’ 11 draft picks and several tryout players for this weekend’s annual rookie orientation.
Lancaster’s pre-draft visit to Green Bay went so well that he brought a Packers hat to the home of a Northwestern teammate last Saturday to watch the final rounds of the draft.
“I was hoping to get drafted by Green Bay,” Lancaster told packers.