Nicholas Petit-Frere and Jeremy Ruckert each had to wait until the third round of the 2022 NFL draft to hear their names called on Friday night.
Their waits might have lasted a bit longer than they had hoped, but once both of them actually were selected, they seemed as though they couldn’t have been happier with where they ended up.
Petit-Frere, whose appreciation for his opportunity to play in the NFL was evident throughout the draft process, was beaming as he spoke with Tennessee Titans reporters on a Zoom call just minutes after he was selected by the Titans with the No.