In October, he heard the Packers would be interested in giving him a workout, but that day didn't come until last week.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Rick Lovato's journey to becoming a member of the Green Bay Packers sounds like it is straight out of a movie script.
"I think the practical matter is you do the best you can in this time frame. No. 1, having Brett here to be part of it, it definitely makes you feel good about that part, the transition," coach Mike McCarthy said.
"Obviously, we can't just relax and slow down here, we have to bring him into the fold and make sure he does his job and is as consistent as Brett has been," kicker Mason Crosby said.
On Friday, the 23-year-old Lovato had a workout with the Packers. On Sunday, Packers long snapper Brett Goode suffered a season-ending knee injury during a win over Oakland.
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As an undrafted free agent, the 6-foot-2 Lovato spent part of the offseason and training camp with the Bears. He also had a workout with the Dolphins.
Lovato relishes the opportunity. In between workouts back home,Cheap Jerseys China, he would be doing everything at the family business, from running the cash register to making breakfast sandwiches and pizzas.
Overall, Packers special teams have been much better this season after struggling in 2014.  A change at long snapper this late in the schedule will be a test.
The key, Lovato joked, is to never have to do a postgame interview. There's been trouble if that happens.

It takes patience, perseverance and the right timing to break in. Lovato has done so as a long snapper.
The next day, Lovato got the call that he had waited all year to receive:
NOTES: LT David Bakhtiari (ankle), CB Sam Shields (concussion) and DT Mike Daniels (hamstring) were among players held out of Wednesday's light practice. ... RB Eddie Lacy (rib) was limited. ... McCarthy gave the team off on Friday to celebrate Christmas.
Lovato played at Old Dominion,Jerseys China Cheap NFL, where he appeared in all 50 games in his career as a long snapper. He graduated with a degree in business management.
If things work out in Green Bay, he may not need another shift for a least another few weeks, maybe even until February.
That would be for a game against the Cardinals in Arizona with potential implications on NFC playoff seeding.
He impressed them enough that they reached out Monday morning.
It will help that Goode is still around to help with the adjustment. Goode had played in 137 straight games, including the postseason, since arriving in Green Bay in 2008.
Otherwise, it's all about staying patient and practicing when it comes to trying to hook on with a team.
"This is what I want to do in my life,NFL Jerseys Cheap," an eager Lovato said Wednesday. "Long snapping, I've grown up doing this since I was in sixth grade, so I mean I've loved it ever since I was a kid."
"I got a phone call saying I'm going to be on an airplane three hours later,NFL Jerseys Supply," he said. "Got here, just trying to focus up and get with all the coaches as much as possible and watch as much film as possible, and be ready for Sunday."
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"It's just a matter of being perfect and being quiet, staying quiet," Lovato said. "My name shouldn't be out there in the media."
Just last week, his primary source of income was working at Joyce's Subs and Pizza, which is run by Lovato's father and uncle in Lincroft, New Jersey.
Long-snapping positions don't open often in the NFL. A team will typically hang on to a long snapper as long the player is healthy and not making mistakes.