New Green Bay kicker Brayden Narveson already had family ties to Wisconsin before joining Packers

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Brayden Narveson might not have been the happiest person in his own family when the Green Bay Packers claimed him off waivers to make him their kicker. Even as he prepared to spend this season on Tennessee’s practice squad, Narveson said Titans officials were letting him know there was a possibility he’d get claimed. “When I called and told her I got claimed by the Packers, she was like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me,’“ Narveson said. “I can’t wait to see what happens in the game.” Green Bay represents the latest stop for the well-traveled Narveson, who spent time at four different schools during his six-year college career. “So it just put me in a whole new frame of mind that every single day matters and every single time you step up on the field when you’re between those white lines, you’ve got be focused and you’ve got to win the job.” Narveson said playing at N.C. State last year helped get him ready for the NFL because he faced the pressure of taking over for Christopher Dunn, who had won the Lou Groza Award a year earlier as college football’s top kicker.